Pasta E Piselli Recipe
Pasta e piselli is a simple, comforting dish created with only a few ingredients. Tiny pasta is cooked with sweet peas and onions until al dente, then topped with grated Pecorino cheese and plenty of extra virgin olive oil.
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Calories: 529kcal
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Colander
- Medium Pan
- Grater
Ingredients
- 2 cups green peas - I've used frozen peas
- 5.5 oz / 150g short pasta - I’ve used gnocchetti
- 1 medium white onion diced
- 1 oz / 25g finely grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil, sauté diced onion with salt until translucent. Add a splash of water.
- Add green peas, season with salt and pepper, cook for 5 minutes.
- Blend half the peas, set aside the other half.
- Boil salted water, cook pasta until 3 minutes under package instructions.
- Add pasta water to blended peas, blend until creamy.
- Drain pasta, reserve cooking water. Mix pasta, pea puree, whole peas, Parmesan, and pasta water.
- Simmer for 1-2 minutes, adjust with pasta water for creamy sauce. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 529kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 234mg | Potassium: 613mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1208IU | Vitamin C: 62mg | Calcium: 213mg | Iron: 3mg