15 Minute Fun & Child-Friendly Pasta With Peas & Pancetta

Hey guys, thank you so much for stopping by. Let me show you a very easy recipe, pasta with pancetta and peas. To be specific we're using petit pois and not your regular green peas because they're sweeter and with this nice thin skin I just feel they taste way better for this recipe. I boiled the petit pois for about five to seven minutes and at the same time I put the water for the pasta to boil while I saute the onions for about two minutes or until they turn translucent. Don't wait until it starts to brown before you add in the pancetta which should fry for about say seven to eight minutes. So you want to let it cook just until the point where it almost starts to crisp. That's when you stop and add in the boiled peas. But here's the thing, a few people might prefer to have the pancetta slightly soft and others might prefer to have it a little bit more crispy. So it really also depends on your preference on how long you cook the pancetta for before you add in the peas and a teeny bit of water. And regarding pancetta, it might not be readily available at the store so if you don't find that you could use streaky bacon which will taste just as delicious. Try not to cook the peas to a point where they're shriveled and just miserable. Let them still hold their shape just like this. If the pancetta and the peas are ready before the pasta just switch off the heat and wait until your pasta gets ready. When your pasta is ready add some water and freshly ground black pepper though that's optional but you know me I just had to have some of that in there. And now in goes our pasta and give that a good mix before you add in the cheese. For this recipe I used parmigiano-reggiano. If you don't have that you can use parmesan. I used 80 grams however you can just add as much as you need really. Just stop when it starts to get too much. But yeah I hope you like this. Come back again for some really simple recipes. Really delicious simple recipes. And that's it. Your pasta with pancetta and peas is served. Enjoy!