Pasta E Piselli

On a recent quest in search for something different to serve for dinner, I came across this recipe in a Rachael Ray magazine. It looked appetizing so I thought I’d give it a try. I cut the recipe in half because there’s just two of us, and there were leftovers. So I would venture to say this is enough to serve 4 people. Now I want to mention that Rachael ALWAYS uses fresh herbs and each dish is probably better that way, but I don’t have an herb garden and I’m too cheap to spend four dollars on a small pack of herbs that I only need a dab of, so I substituted dry herbs . Happily, this dish was still scrumptious! Oh, one more thing…I used frozen peas instead of fresh as my grocery store didn’t have any fresh pea pods.

Pasta E Piselli

Recipe by Diane BeckerCourse: Uncategorized
Servings

4

servings

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

  • 4 ounces meaty Pancetta, finely diced

  • 1 medium onion, diced

  • 2 cloves minced garlic

  • 1/4 cup white wine

  • 1 1/2 cups frozen peas

  • 1/2 cup chicken stock

  • Salt & Pepper to taste

  • 8 ounces pappardelle pasta (or similar egg noodles)

  • 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

  • 1 1/2 teaspoon dried mint leaves

  • 1 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

  • 1 Tablespoon butter

Directions

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. While waiting for the water to boil,proceed to step 2.
  • Heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
  • Add the Pancetta and cook, stirring often, until the fat begins to render (about 2 minutes).
  • Add the onion and cook for approximately 8 minutes, until the onions soften.
  • Add the garlic, stirring well, and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add the wine and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Add the peas,chicken stock, salt & pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 8 minutes.
  • Add salt to your boiling water and cook the noodles for 1 minute less than instructions on package (al dente)
  • Scoop out 1/4 cup of the starchy pasta water and add it to the skillet mixture.
  • 10. Drain the pasta and add it to the skillet.
  • 11. Add the cheese, mint, parsley and butter to the skillet, toss well to coat and cook for 1 minute more.
  • 12. Serve with additional cheese if desired.

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