Fettuccine with smashed peas

Name: Fettuccine with smashed peas
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 453.59 g pasta; 453.59 g peas; 186 g ricotta salata; 1.25 tsps coarse salt; 0.25 tsps black pepper; 1 Tbsp fresh chives; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Fettuccine With Smashed Peas is a comforting main course dish perfect for a family dinner. This recipe covers 14% of your daily vitamins and minerals requirements and can be made with fettuccine pasta, chives, ricotta cheese, and a few other ingredients. It is best suited for a vegetarian diet and is ideal to make during springtime.

Ingredients

pasta

453.59 g

peas

453.59 g

ricotta salata

186 g

coarse salt

1.25 tsps

black pepper

0.25 tsps

fresh chives

1 Tbsp

extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp

Method

Cook the pasta according to package directions.
Meanwhile, pulse the thawed peas in a food processor or blender until chopped (take care not to puree).
Add cup ricotta, salt and pepper to the peas and pulse to mix everything together.
Drain the pasta and reserve cup of the cooking water.
Put the pasta back in the pot.
Add the peas to the cooking water and to the pot and toss together.
Arrange the pasta in a large bowl or platter, and top with the remaining ricotta and sprinkle with the chives.
Drizzle the olive oil over top.
Serve in individual bowls, making sure to distribute the ricotta cheese topping,