Italian "cinque pi" pasta

Name: Italian "cinque pi" pasta
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian cuisine
Ingredients: 1 tbsp white flour; 1 tbsp butter; 2 ½ dl cream; 40 g grated Parmesan; 200 g frozen peas; 1 spring onions incl. green parts; 1 garlic cloves; ½ bunch flat-leaf parsley; 120 g ham cubes; 300 g pasta; ¼ tsp salt; a little pepper

main dish Italian cuisine family kitchen

Total: 30 min. | Active: 30 min.

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The Italian equivalent of our Swiss "5P pasta" is pasta with panna (cream), prosciutto (ham) and piselli (peas) – or 3P for short. If you add parmesan and parsley, that makes 5P, and pepper makes 6P! This dish is a true Italian classic and its mild, creamy flavour will be a hit with the whole family. Quick, easy and irresistible – just the way pasta should be!

Recipe by:
Daniela Bieder – daniela CULINAIRE

Ingredients

for 4 people

Sauce
1 tbsp	butter
1	spring onion incl. green part, finely chopped
1	garlic clove, squeezed
120 g	ham cubes (see below)
1 tbsp	white flour
2 ½ dl	cream
¼ tsp	salt
a little	pepper

Pasta
300 g	pasta (e.g. farfalle)
	salted water, boiling
200 g	frozen peas, slightly defrosted
½ bunch	flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
40 g	grated Parmesan

How it's done

Sauce

Heat the butter in a wide frying pan. Sauté the spring onions and garlic for approx. 5 mins. Add the ham and flour, sauté briefly. Pour in the cream, season, simmer the sauce for approx. 5 mins.

Pasta

Cook the pasta in simmering salted water until just al dente. Add the peas and cook briefly. Drain the pasta, retaining approx. 1 ½ dl of the cooking water. Add the pasta, peas, cooking water and parsley to the sauce, mix. Plate up the pasta and top with the cheese.

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