Spaghetti With Creamy Pea Sauce
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 ounces thinly-sliced prosciutto
- 1⁄2 lb spaghetti (or other pasta)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 shallots, minced
- 10 ounces frozen peas (do not thaw)
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 pinch nutmeg (optional)
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F Arrange prosciutto slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake until crispy, 8-10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
- While the spaghetti cooks, melt butter in a skillet over low heat. Sweat shallots until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add peas and cook, stirring occasionally, until peas are soft and bright green, about 2 minutes. Transfer to blender or food processor. Add cream and process until smooth.
- Pour puree into a sieve placed over the skillet. Press puree through with the back of a wooden spoon or a spatula (discard anything left in the sieve). Warm puree over low flame. Season well with salt, pepper and optional nutmeg.
- Drain pasta and toss with sauce. Crumble prosciutto over the top and serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!