Pasta with Peas and Prosciutto
Make this creamy pasta with peas and prosciutto in just 15 minutes! A rich, comforting dinner with Gruyère cheese that’s perfect for busy weeknights.
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🔎 A quick look at this recipe
- What It Is: A creamy, comforting pasta tossed with sweet peas, savory prosciutto, and melty Gruyère cheese for an easy 15-minute dinner.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Servings: 2
- Calories: 440
- Cooking Method: Stovetop
- Good For: Busy weeknight dinners, Date night at home, Casual dinner parties, Spring dinners when peas are in season, A quick pasta supper using pantry and freezer staples
⭐️ Why this recipe works
This recipe is proof that you don’t need a mile-long ingredient list to make people think you’ve been secretly attending pasta school in Italy.
Sweet little peas, salty ribbons of prosciutto, silky cream and gooey Gruyère all team up to create the kind of dinner that tastes way fancier than the 15 minutes it took to make.
The pasta water works its usual kitchen magic, turning everything into a glossy, cling-to-every-noodle sauce, and before you know it you’re twirling forkfuls like you’re in a tiny trattoria instead of standing in your kitchen wondering what’s for dinner.
It’s quick, cozy, and just sophisticated enough to make a weeknight supper feel a little bit special.
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📝 Ingredient notes
- Pasta: Any flat wide pasta will work. Think fettuccine, pappardelle or malfada.
- Cheese: We like to get a small hunk of gruyere or Swiss from the fancy cheese area of the supermarket and grate it ourselves for the best flavor.
- Peas: Baby peas are our fave, but regular size peas will work too.
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Pasta with Peas and Prosciutto
Pasta, peas, prosciutto and cheese come together in this easy recipe for an Italian classic!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 3–4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 8 ounces flat pasta such as fettuccine, pappardelle or mafalda
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3 ounces prosciutto, torn into small pieces
- 1 cup frozen baby peas, thawed
- 1/2 cup grated gruyere or swiss cheese
- Fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions in heavily salted water. Save 1 cup of the pasta water and drain.
- Meanwhile, put cream in heavy medium sized pot over medium heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add drained pasta, prosciutto (saving a couple of pieces of prosciutto back for garnish), peas and cheese. Stir together gently until cheese is melted and everything is well mixed, and add just enough pasta water to loosen it up into a light sauce.
- Divide among heated plates, grind on some fresh pepper, garnish with prosciutto and serve at once.
I come here on a daily basis.. first thing I do when I get to work…. you always make things seem so gorgeous and easy. I love how you put things together that I would never imagine and they look and sound absolutely mouth watering. Thank you so much for my favorite part of my day!!
Patty, thank you SO much! I love it that I am part of your day – and that you took the time to tell me that. Happy weekend! :)
Love fridge clean-out pasta dishes. This one looks especially yummy! For your excess cheese problem; make blue cheese shortbread thumbprint “cookies” and top with a dollop of fig jam and some chopped walnuts. Very tasty as a snack with some vino. Or as a tasty supper with some vino. I won’t judge!
Oh my GOSH those cookies sound great! And totally okay for dinner! :)
Kate –
I’m loving this challenge you and your husband have! So creative – and you get to use all your ingredients on hand!
But this dish is certainly a winner! I adore simple, satisfying pasta dishes like this! I’m hungry just thinking about it!
Robyn xo
Robyn, you always say such wonderful things! Someday I want to have a pasta lunch with you. :)