Pasta with Tomatoes & Ham

Unlike some other recipes I've been making recently, this dish pairs perfectly with summer! Grab those veggies and herbs out of your garden and get cooking!

Ingredients
1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch slices
(We used about 3/4 cup frozen chopped onions.)
12 red &/or yellow cherry &/or pear tomatoes, halved
(...we chopped up a couple of Roma tomatoes instead.)
8 ounces dried pasta
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
2 ounces thinly sliced cooked ham, cut into strips
(aka deli sliced ham)
3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
2 tablespoons garlic-flavor olive oil or olive oil

Instructions
1. Place onion on the foil-lined rack of a broiler pan. Broil onion 4 inches from heat for 5 minutes. Add tomato to pan; broil about 5 minutes more or until edges are brown.

As you can see, we broiled the ham along with the tomatoes and onions to heat it up.

2. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions, adding crushed red pepper (if desired) to water.

3. Drain well. Return to pan; cover and keep warm.

4. Cut up onion slices. Toss onion pieces and tomato with pasta, ham, basil, and oil.

I'm thoroughly enjoying my basil plant that I've succeeded in not killing so far this summer!

This recipe was delicious, and I can't wait to make it again!