Pasta è Piselli (Pasta with Peas) - Pina Cucina Ep. 24

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more budget-friendly while still providing good cooking properties.

Chop up an onion.

Cover the bottom of a pan with olive oil and heat it.

Add the onion to the pan and let it sizzle until golden and translucent, stirring constantly to prevent burning.

Open a bag of frozen peas (1 kilo) and add them to the pan, stirring to coat them with olive oil.

Add a pinch of salt to the peas.

Cook the peas, stirring occasionally, until they start to sizzle.

Add enough water to just barely cover the peas and turn down the heat.

Cover the pan with a lid and let the peas cook gently for about 15 minutes.

Taste the peas for salt and doneness, adding another pinch of salt if needed.

If there is too much liquid, leave the lid off and let it boil off, stirring occasionally to prevent drying out.

When ready to serve, boil the pasta, drain it, and mix it with the pea mixture.

Combine everything together for a few minutes.

Serve with cracked pepper, cheese, basil, and a tiny bit of olive oil on top.

Cooking Techniques

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