Pasta with Prosciutto and Peas in Parmesan Cream Sauce
Author: Vicki MacDonald
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
Small onion diced
1 package or 6-8 slices of prosciutto sandwich sliced
2 cups whipping cream
1 cup Asiago shredded
½ cup Parmesan shredded
1 cup frozen peas (or as much as you prefer)
Pasta (Farfalle or Rotini)
Salt and pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
Extra Parmesan for garnish
Instructions
Cut prosciutto into thin strips- you can get it sandwich sliced in the deli or already sliced and prepackaged in your packaged deli meats section- I cut it in half the long way, then cut that into ¼ inch strips
Fry in a nonstick skillet until crispy
Remove from pan and set aside
Add 2 tbsp olive oil to same skillet
In the skillet, toss diced onion in and fry on low for about five minutes- don’t brown it
Add 2 cups of whipping cream and on low heat let this come to a simmer and thicken a bit
At this point turn on your pasta water, bring to a boil, and cook pasta while you are preparing the cream sauce
To the cream sauce, add the cheese (can use all Parmesan but I like the combo of shredded Asiago, which has a nice bite, and Parmesan
Stir to melt.
Once cheese has melted, add the crispy prosciutto pieces, and stir. When the cheese has melted in add the frozen peas to flavour the sauce
Add pepper and salt to taste
Leave sauce to simmer on low until pasta is done
Reserve ¼ cup of the salty, starchy water
Drain pasta and then put it back in pot along with the sauce and the reserved water
Stir to combine all ingredients and work the sauce through all of the pasta
Pour into serving dish and garnish with Parmesan
Serve immediately.
Recipe by Simple Local Life at https://www.simplelocallife.com/pasta-prosciutto-peas-parmesan-cream-sauce/