Pasta With Prosciutto In A Lemon Cream Sauce Recipes

CREAMY PROSCIUTTO PASTA

Steps:

• Cook fettuccine according to package directions; drain., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and onion until tender. Stir in spinach just until wilted. , Stir in Alfredo sauce; cook until heated through, 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add prosciutto and fettuccine; toss to combine. If desired, top with pepper to serve.

PASTA WITH PROSCIUTTO IN A LEMON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Add shallots and sauté until translucent (about 2 min.).
• Add broth.
• Simmer over medium-hi heat until reduced to 1/4 cup (about 2 minutes).
• Add cream, lemon peel, orange peel, and cayenne.
• Simmer until sauce thickens slightly (about 3 minutes).
• Add peas.
• Simmer until heated through (about 2 minutes).
• Stir in mint and lemon juice.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta.
• Cut up prosciutto into bite-size pieces (approx. 1-2 square inches) and add at end to mixture.
• Mix cream sauce with pasta.
• Sprinkle fresh Parmesan on top.

PASTA WITH LEMON CREAM AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add broth. Simmer over medium-high heat until mixture is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 2 minutes. Add cream, lemon peel, orange peel, and cayenne. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes. Add peas; simmer just until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in mint and lemon juice. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain; return pasta to pot. Toss pasta with sauce to coat.
• Divide pasta among plates or bowls. Drape prosciutto slices atop pasta and serve, passing Parmesan separately.

FETTUCCINE PASTA WITH PROSCIUTTO, PEAS, AND A CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Set a large pot of water with a pasta insert over high heat and bring to a boil. Place the pasta in the water and return to a boil, being sure to stir the pasta until the water boils again.
• While the pasta cooks, set a large 12-inch saute pan over medium high heat, and add the olive oil and the butter. Once the butter has melted, add the onions to the pan and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic to the pan and saute for 30 seconds. Place the prosciutto in the pan and saute for 1 minute. Deglaze the pan with wine and cook until it is nearly evaporated, about 30 seconds. Add the cream, peas, salt and pepper to the pan and let the cream reduce by half, 4 to 5 minutes. If the pasta is not yet cooked, turn the fire off the sauce while the pasta continues to cook.
• Strain the pasta from the water once it is cooked, and place in a large heat resistant bowl. Pour the sauce over the pasta and sprinkle with the cheese and the parsley. Use tongs are two large forks to stir the sauce into the pasta and serve while hot.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH PEAS, PROSCIUTTO, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain; reserve 3/4 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Simmer cream and lemon peel in heavy large skillet over medium heat until slightly reduced, about 1 minute. Stir in peas, prosciutto, wine, and lemon juice. Simmer 2 minutes. Add pasta and cheese and toss to coat, adding enough pasta cooking liquid to moisten. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

PASTA W/LEMON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Empty ricotta into blender or food processor, using the steel blade.
• Add salt.
• Process until all graininess disappears and ricotta has the texture of thick whipped cream.
• Flavor the mixture with lemon peel and nutmeg.
• Store in refrigerator.
• Drain the hot cooked pasta, then immediately return it to the saucepan it was cooked in
• Add the whipped ricotta.
• Toss until pasta is well coated with the sauce.
• If desired, garnish with parmesan, fresh parsley or a few thin slices of pitted black olives.

VERMICELLI WITH LEMON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in vermicelli pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, wash lemon under hot water and dry. Use a microplane to grate off the zest of half the lemon. Juice the entire lemon.
• Heat cream over low heat in a pot until hot, about 3 minutes. Stir in lemon zest. Add lemon juice, a little at a time, while stirring constantly. Season with vegetable bouillon granules, salt, and pepper and remove from heat. Allow to cool slightly.
• Mix egg yolks with 2 tablespoons hot lemon cream and stir until well combined. Return sauce to the stove and stir in egg yolk mixture. Heat but do not allow to boil otherwise the egg will set. Mix in basil.
• Drain verimicelli and add to sauce. Mix, and serve.