Creamy Fettucini with Chicken, Prosciutto and Peas~ Fresh as ever!

Sometimes you just want a ginormous bowl of pasta in front of you. White, creamy, slurp off your spoon pasta. Well, at least I do. Confession one of many. 

I want to share this pasta recipe I whipped up with some extra chicken I had. This is so perfect for a week night, it was amazingly good (will make again) and it easy to put together. I have never combined prosciutto and chicken before, so I didn't know what to expect…. MY OH MY. This was delicious. 
It is so fresh tasting. The perfect mixture of salty from the prosciutto and sweetness from the peas.

 

Here is how it goes:

Serves about 4. Still eating leftovers.

Ingredients:

Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 Tbs. unsalted butter

1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil

1 small white onion, finely diced

2 cups (10 oz./315 g.) fresh or thawed frozen peas

Zest of 2 lemons

1 lb. (500 g.) dried fettuccine

1/2 cup (4 oz./125 g.) lightly packed ricotta

A package of prosciutto bits (for me, it was in the fine cheese section)

1/2 cup (2 oz./60 g.) freshly grated parmigiano cheese

1/2 cup half and half

Add the fettuccine to the boiling water and cook until al dente, about 12 minutes or according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside.

In the meantime, in a large frying pan over medium-low heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. 

When the butter has melted and begins to sizzle, add the onion and chicken (lots of pepper and some salt on it) and saute until done, about 7 minutes.

In another pan, drizzle olive oil and add the peas, stir to coat thoroughly with the fat, and cook until just tender and no longer raw-tasting, about 7 minutes. 

Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, a generous grinding of pepper, and the lemon zest and remove from the heat. Combine this with the chicken and onion, not forgetting the juices in the pan.

Transfer the pasta to the pan with the chicken and peas and toss gently to combine. Add the ricotta and prosciutto and half and half and toss gently to mix. Finally, add the Parmigiano and toss gently again. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Time to enjoy.

Think. Create. And grab a spoon.

Love, Alice