Buttered pasta with ricotta and peas

Name: Buttered pasta with ricotta and peas
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1lb pasta, 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth, 8 tbsps unsalted butter, 2 cups still frozen peas, 1/4 tsp salt plus more to taste, ricotta cheese fresh or homemade, grated Parmesan

1 step

Prep:25minCook:20min

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Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:55:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories693.4 kcal (35%)

Total Fat25.7 g (37%)

Carbs94.7 g (36%)

Sugars6.7 g (7%)

Protein20.4 g (41%)

Sodium487.3 mg (24%)

Fiber6.6 g (24%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 lbpasta

1 cupchicken broth

8 tbspsunsalted butter

2 cupsfrozen peas

¼ tspsalt

ricotta cheese

Parmesan

grated

Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta and save 1 cup of pasta cooking water. Melt butter in pot used to cook pasta over medium -high heat. As soon as melted and foam subsides add the resevered pasta water OR 1 cup of broth. Return cooked pasta to pot with the peas and salt, toss to coat, cover and cook 2 minutes. Uncover toss to coat again and cook longer or til sauce reaches desired consistency. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with dollops of ricotta cheese and grated Parmesan.