Things You'll Need:
- 1 big carrot
- medium white onion
- 1 celery stalk
- green peas
- 1 zucchini
- fresh sage or thyme
- olive oil
- heavy cream for cooking
- penne pasta
- grated Parmigiano cheese
- salt and pepper
- diced pancetta or prosciutto (optional)
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Step 1
Put a pot of water on the fire with some salt in it. Bring it to a boil while preparing the rest.
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Step 2
Finely chop the carrot, the onion, the celery and the zucchini. Chop the herbs and set aside. In a sauce pan, let the veggie mix sauté with 2 tablespoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper, over medium fire, making sure they don't burn.
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Step 3
Add the diced pancetta or prosciutto, if you want, and let sauté as well, until the fat has changed color. Add the peas and let cook for another 3-4 minutes.
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Step 4
Add the cooking heavy cream, stir in all the ingredients, let simmer for a couple of minutes, taste and THEN correct with more salt and pepper as needed. let rest while cooking the pasta.
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Step 5
Your pasta goes in the boiling water at this point, and it will have to be cooked al dente, drained and added to the sauce with a dash of the cooking water. Mix well and serve right away, topping with Parmigiano cheese. Buon Appetito e Buona Primavera!
Comments
lmccray4 said
on 5/13/2009 Sounds yummy 5* and recommendation
Cinzia said
on 4/17/2009 Happy Spring!
saggio said
on 4/17/2009 Hmmm, delicioso! Thanks for sharing, 5* and rec!
cmyamamo said
on 4/16/2009 Thanks for the article on how to make spring sauce pasta!
Cinzia said
on 4/3/2009 It's a Spring recipe!