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

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.