Description
This light orecchiette pasta is the perfect quick + easy meal to whip up on a weeknight.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pack Orecchiette Pasta
- 6 oz green peas
- 1/2 cup grated or shaved Parmigiano Reggiano cheese for topping
For the sauce:
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp garlic
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbsp flour (if needed for thickening)
- 1/2 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
Instructions
- Boil large pot of salted water and cook pasta until al dente, drain and set aside.
- In medium pot, boil peas until tender. Remove from pot and set aside.
- In the same pot, simmer garlic and 1 tbsp butter for about 5 minutes, until golden brown. Add in remaining butter and heavy whipping cream until they are mixed. Here, you can add in flour or cheese to thicken the sauce to your preference.
- Combine noodles, peas and sauce.
- Finish with salt, pepper and a hearty sprinkling of parmesan on top. Enjoy!