Join me as we explore the simple beauty of Pasta e Piselli, a timeless Italian dish born during the great depression. Perfect for the beginner cook and made with just pasta, peas, onion and olive oil, this humble soup is more than just a recipe, it’s a reminder that even when times are less abundant, we can create something comforting and full of love. This a budget friendly meal made with pantry staples… comfort food at it’s best, honest, nourishing, nostalgic and delicious.
Pasta with Peas
Serves 3-4
2 cups pasta
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 medium onion chopped
olive oil
parmesan cheese
salt and pepper and thyme to taste
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36 Comments
I love soups
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe. Looks and sounds yummy. I know the best part of eating this, is that it makes you think of your loved ones who have gone on before you..Your a beautiful lady. God bless you …Sherri-Idaho
That is a wonderful simple recipe. Thanks Lisa, I will add this to my soup recipe list this Winter.❤️
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Your videos are so interesting & inspiring! We do an Irish take on this recipe, by using potatoes rather than pasta – both ways are delicious!
Lisa. You used my favorite pasta shape. My memory was jolted at a special time in my life. Coming home from school and my mom making pasta shells with sauce. ❤❤❤.
Love your your recipe ❤
Thank you, sweet friend, for this inviting and delicious soup.
Very healthy, God bless you, for sharing and thanks again.
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Thank you, again !! 🙂
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Oh that looks so comforting; thank you; what we have is enough🤗🫶
❤HI Lisa
I grew up eating this soup in the early days i did not like it. AS I got older I started to like it a bit better once I in my twenties MY mom use to make it every other week mostly over the summer when she was really busy with the large garden my dad would grow I have not eaten it in years but,after seeing this recipe I think 🤔 I should give it a try again . I have never made it for my family yet may be this weekend you made it sound so good 😊 thank you 🙏 for your videos I am really enjoying them.🤗.
I love how the little peas get all tucked in the shells ❤
Wow, I will definitely try this one me 👍🏼☺️ I’ve enjoyed so many of your recipes, thank you ☺️
I don't even like peas all that much, but this simple dish looks like a hug in a bowl, and I will make this! Thank you. ❤
Definitely going to try this. Thank you so much.
so glad i found your channel, brings a smile to my face! 🙂 Thank you
Grandma Clara (YouTube grandma). Who did, she passed away, did this recipe. She lived through the Great Depression.
Thank you 😊
Love your beautiful spirit!
Thank you for sharing this recipe. With life often presenting with challenges and busy schedules this recipe shows that joy and comfort can be found in simplicity.❤
Making this for lunch today!
I was taught to make this soup for meatless Fridays. We would add a small can of tomato paste end water instead of meat broth. It brings back a lot of memories.
I look forward to making this. ❤
I've inherited the same knife (it came in a whole set) from my mom!
Lisa, definitely a recipe I’m going to try. It looks delicious.
I'm making this soup, I love peas!
What kind of d of curved knife are you using to cut your onion? I really like it
This is a great recipe. Thanks! I make that all the time with canned peas and homemade orecchiette. Sometimes I add tomatoes, potatoes, or greens from the garden. Instead of canned broth, I fake it with water and onion powder, garlic powder, mushroom powder, nutritional yeast, turmeric, dried parsley, salt, and pepper–my own healthy bouillon powder. Orecchiette e Piselli is so economical but not boring. Frugal and boring aren't synonymous. Our peasant ancestors ate heartily if frugally.
So many wonderful dishes came out of hard times in Italy (and elsewhere in Europe), especially for Canada and the US after Italian immigrants arrived. Those nonnas knew what they were about! They were not content to just fill up the family. Their mission was to make every meal as amazing as possible. We owe them this lovely soup from today's broadcast, but also ravioli, lasagna, baked ziti, and perhaps even pizza and many, many other dishes that we all love now. Similar nonnas in Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Russia, and everywhere else invented similar food that their children and grandchildren came to love and crave, even when they could afford more expensive food. Thank you for drawing attention to this concept!
What wonderful memories. ❤ I love soups and I will be trying this recipe. Thank you Kathy Ut
I'm so going to try your recipe! 😊
I saw this soup on Clara's Great Depression cooking channel. She passed on several years ago , but her family keeps her recipes and stories alive 🙂 🥰🌱🌷💗✝
I could very easily eat 2 bowls of that with some crunchy bread 😊 Thanks Lisa
You are such a gem and a true blessing to this world. You lift me up and encourage me. I feel so empowered and supported. Thank you ❤
I’m going to make this today! No wonder your grandmothers soup was so good. She sang to it❤
What a great video! Thanks so much for sharing your kind wisdom sweet friend❤
Sounds good 👍 😊