Fusilli with Peas, Cream, and Parmesan

Servings 2 Pasta

Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original

Photo from the recipe Fusilli with Peas, Cream, and Parmesan

Fusilli pasta with green peas, heavy cream, and Parmesan, flavored with basil and mint—a simple and quick recipe for two servings.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Finely chop the onion and garlic and place them in a pan with a finger's width of water, letting them soften over low heat.

  2. When the water has evaporated completely, add the peas along with the basil, mint, salt, and 2 glasses of water.

  3. Let it simmer over medium heat to reduce, and in the meantime, bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta.

  4. Once all the water in the pan has reduced, add the heavy cream and let it cook for another 2 minutes over low heat.

  5. Serve with Parmesan on top.

The story behind this recipe

Easy to prepare and tasty. Just as you've come to expect from me :)

For 2 servings, you need:

200 gr fusilli

250 gr peas

1 tablespoon of heavy cream

2-3 tablespoons of Parmesan

1 small onion

half a garlic clove

basil

mint

salt

Finely chop the onion and garlic, and place them in a pan with a finger's width of water, letting them soften over low heat. When the water has evaporated completely, add the peas along with the basil, mint, salt, and 2 glasses of water.

Let it simmer over medium heat to reduce, and in the meantime, bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta.

Once all the water in the pan has reduced, add the heavy cream and let it cook for another 2 minutes over low heat.

Serve with Parmesan on top! Enjoy!! :)

More from Pasta