Italian Sub Pasta #30minutemeals

Sometimes I have these cravings to eat a specific flavor combination but don’t necessarily want to eat it in the typical way. For example, I was really craving an Italian Sub loaded with ham, salami, pepperoni and soppressata and covered in pepperoncini and Italian dressing. But I wasn’t in the mood for a sandwich. So I put on the thinking cap and come up with this pasta dish and whoa is it good! Italian Sub Pasta is such a tasty dish, my kids have already asked for it again.

I used a ham steak and cut it into chunks. If you have deli ham on hand, that will probably work fine to. For the other three meats, I used the thicker slices that you find by the fancy snacking cheese and such, not the stuff found by the other deli meats. I wanted them to be thick enough to get a fork into, so that it wouldn’t be difficult to eat.

For the Italian dressing, you can use what ever your favorite variety is. I used the Olive Garden brand for this, because they use pepperoncini flavors in it and I was really after that tang. You can use what ever you typically use, but keep in mind that it does take a full 16 oz bottle to get the right coating on the meats and pasta.

You could do a green salad on the side of this. Or, like I did, a couple of slices of warm Italian bread. You could also do some sort of vegetable on the side. It is a pretty hearty dish so you might not need anything on the side at all.

Now Let’s Get Cookin’!

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Italian Sub Pasta

A quick pasta dish with all the flavors of an Italian Sub!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword Ham, Parmesan, Pasta, pepperoncini, pepperoni, salami

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

• 8 oz Ham diced
• 8 oz Salami Slices quartered
• 8 oz Soppressata Slices quartered
• 8 oz Pepperoni Slices quartered
• 4 tbsp Butter
• 16 oz Italian Dressing
• 1 cup Parmesan Cheese grated (plus more for garnish)
• 1 cup Pepperoncini sliced
• 1½ lb Spaghetti

Instructions

• Start water boiling for pasta.
• In a sauce pan over medium heat, melt butter. Add dressing and parmesan cheese. Let simmer for 3 minutes then add in meats.
• Add pasta to boiling water and cook as directed on the package. Drain in colander and rinse with cool water. Return to pot, away from heat.
• Pour sauce mixture over top of pasta and toss to evenly coat.
• Serve in a shallow bowl with portion of peppers over top. Sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese, if desired.