Creamy Pasta with Prosciutto and Peas

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Creamy Pasta with Proscuitto and Peas Ingredients

• 1 pound short pasta • 2 Tablespoons butter

• 1 red bell pepper sliced

• 6 slices prosciutto roughly chopped • 3 cloves garlic minced

• ½ teaspoon kosher salt

• 6 grinds fresh black pepper

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 1 cup frozen peas

• ½ cup Parmesan cheese shredded

• ½ to 1 cup pasta cooking water reserve before draining

Instructions

1. In a pot, set water to boil for pasta. When boiling, add a pinch of salt and cook according to package instructions, about 12 minutes. BEFORE draining, reserve a cup of the starchy pasta cooking water. A coffee cup, measuring cup, or ladle works well to dunk in a pull out the water.

2. Meanwhile, in the time it takes to cook the pasta, make the sauce. In a large round bottomed pan or pot, big enough to toss the pasta with the sauce, melt butter over medium heat. Saute bell pepper and prosciutto about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add garlic and season with salt and pepper. Stir well to combine. 3. Add cream and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer until the sauce starts to reduce and thicken and the pasta is ready, about 10 minutes.

4. Add the frozen peas, drained pasta, and Parmesan cheese to the sauce and mix well to combine with the burner still on low. Add in the reserved pasta water a ¼ cup at a time as needed to reach the desired consistency, (total about ¼ to 1 cup). Turn off the heat and serve with more Parmesan cheese. #pasta #pastawithpeasandproscuitto #foodie #fyppage #cooking #cook #homecooked #homecooking #garden #gardening #growyourownfood