Pasta e Piselli is one of Italy’s most underrated pasta dishes. A bag of peas, some tiny pasta, and a little patience. That’s it. No cream, no fuss, no complicated technique. Just a clever one-pan method that turns simple ingredients into something glossy, velvety, and genuinely satisfying.
The trick is blending half the cooked peas into a purée and pouring it straight back into the pan. The purée combines with the pasta starch as it cooks and builds a thick, silky sauce that coats every piece. It tastes richer than it has any right to be.
This is Italian home cooking at its most honest. Cheap, filling, and the kind of thing Italian nonnas have been making for generations without ever needing a recipe. Ditalini or small shells work best. Big pasta kills the whole pea-to-pasta balance.
Finish with a handful of pecorino, a crack of black pepper, and a small drizzle of good olive oil. Serve it while it’s still loose and spoonable. That’s when it’s at its best.
Give it a go. You’ll be surprised what a bag of frozen peas can do.
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👉 Get this written recipe here: https://recipe30.com/pasta-e-piselli.html/
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Great recipe❤❤
One pan 😊 its so good no worries for washing pan looks delicious thank you chef and cute kenji for sharing awesome recipe with beautiful vibes ✨️ Enjoy your meal 😍😍😍🐶🥰🐶🥰
Amazing 😍 My mum used to make for me this pasta very often for lunch after school, many many years ago 😢 (without blending the peas and with Grana padano instead of pecorino) Believe it or not was my favourite pasta dish 😅 was unbelievable good. For some reason I never tried to prepare myself 🤷I'm very fond of this dish, it reminds me of my mom ❤ she was an excellent cook❤
I will try to make your version, I'm sure it will be delicious 👍
Love watching you outside with Kenji in that beautiful environment you seem like a gentle soul😊
love your videos!!!¡😊😊😊❤❤
I liked this video. But my personal opinion is that the music is a bit too loud. Actually you can even do ASMR it'd be way calmer.
So tasty handsome Joel love you kenji baby
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Beautiful, as food and dogs lover ❤
I love all your recipes…Love Kenji even more ❤️ Thank you for sharing.
Love ❤ watching your recipes and fun play time with Kenji ❤
Thankyou for sharing your cooking videos they always look delicious and yummy 😋 😂 from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Sorry to as?k. What kind of pan are you using
Perfecto— the Parm rind is one of the world's best kept secrets 👍
Greetings chef, I loved that video, it was beautiful. Thank you for showing us a bit of those beautiful landscapes and the adventure with Kenji, and thank you for the delicious food you prepare.
Kenji is such a happy boy 🙂 Yall are blessed to have each other 💖
The whistling made me think of the song Playing God by Polyphia.
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Thank you, my teacher 🙏