Name: Penne della nonna
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram penne; 1 cup (120g) frozen peas; 90 gram butter, melted; 300 millilitre cream; 100 gram thin slices prosciutto, cut into strips; 1 cup (80g) grated parmesan, plus extra to serve (optional)

Penne della nonna

Serves 4

Prep

Cook

20M

Total

25M

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Ingredients

500 gram penne

1 cup (120g) frozen peas

90 gram butter, melted

300 millilitre cream

100 gram thin slices prosciutto, cut into strips

1 cup (80g) grated parmesan, plus extra to serve (optional)

Method

1.Cook penne in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water according to packet directions. Drain and return to pan.

2.Add peas and butter to penne. Cook on medium heat for 3 minutes, tossing, until peas thaw. Stir in cream and prosciutto and cook for another 3 minutes, until penne is well coated and cream thickens slightly.

3.Stir through parmesan and season to taste. Serve scattered with extra parmesan.

This comforting, creamy dish uses simple, ready-to-hand ingredients just the way Italian grandmothers, or nonnas, like to do when they want to spoil loved ones.
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