Bowtie Pasta and Peas
This is a simple and fun dish to prepare. Pick up a loaf a rustic Italian bread and make a simple salad. It doesn’t take long to prepare this dish maybe 30 min? This is a favorite of mine, full of amazing flavors. I am really big on bringing back the family dinner so if possible be sure to share this dish with your family and friends!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. 1/4 cup chopped onion.
- 4 garlic cloves thin sliced.
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms.
- 1 can Italian whole plum tomato ( usually sold in 28 ounce cans)
- 1 cup frozen peas.
- 1 pound of bow tie pasta.
- grated romano cheese.
Directions
In a large skillet heat the olive oil add the onion and garlic. Sauté until translucent. Then add the can of tomatoes. Cook on medium heat for 20 min stirring every 5 min. After the 20 minutes using a fork crush the tomatoes in the pan to a chunky consistency. Add the mushrooms and continue to stir over medium heat for 5 min. Turn off the heat. Now the sauce is done and its time to prepare the pasta.
Follow the directions on the package and just before the pasta is done put the frozen peas into the pot with the pasta and boiling water and let it sit for 1 minute. Drain the pasta and peas and turn the heat to medium under the sauce and pour the pasta and peas into the sauce. Sauté for 2 minutes this is going to infuse the sauce into the pasta. At this point you can transfer the pasta to a serving dish and sprinkle generously with the grated Romano cheese. Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil over the pasta. I serve it directly from the skillet but you can transfer it to a serving dish if you prefer. This is a very easy dish to prepare and it is so delicious.
After you make it for the first time you can adjust all the ingredients! Add more or less of any on the ingredients to your taste. I prefer not to add salt and pepper. I love the natural flavors that are created with the dish and just find the salt and pepper not necessary. Its not that I don’t love salt and pepper, I just feel we all over salt and pepper so many dishes that have such great flavor on their own. If you don’t have a skillet large enough to hold the entire dish you can drain the pasta and peas and return to the pasta pot. Turn the heat to medium under the pot and pour the sauce into the pasta and peas and sauté.
If you want to reach me with questions or comments or just to chat you can e mail me directly at daniel@mamamamancinis.com Enjoy Daniel Mancini
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