This pasta recipe happened when I was working on a gazillion other things. Do you know how that goes? I bet you do. Basically I put myself up for a challenge that looked like this:
The final day of shooting the Cooking With Trader Joe’s | Easy LunchBoxes cookbook. I had 5 lunch boxes ready to be shot. All of a sudden the urge hit to see how quickly I could come up with a scrumptious pasta dish for dinner. Well that idea turned into a photo shoot. How could I resist taking gobs of photos of spring peas, prosciutto, cheese and pasta? Had to do it all.
Let’s celebrate busy lives and great flavors with Spring Peas & Prosciutto Pasta!
Do you like prosciutto? I sure do hope so. It adds great amounts of flavor to this dish.
This is well rounded enough to serve for family dinners. It would also be great to serve as an elegant main course for dinner parties. Versatile meals are the best huh!
Chilled this recipe dubs as a pasta salad. Hot it is comfort food extraordinaire! *Light comfort food
I mean who could resist all this shaved cheese, salty prosciutto and lip smacking pasta?! Not us. No way.
The petit baby peas add a little touch of sweetness to this recipe.
This pasta would be great served hot or cold. Bring it to a picnic or pack it in your lunchbox.
My daughter has two favorite pastas (both of which go really well with this dish) ~ Lemon Pepper Fettuccine & Spinach Basil Garlic Fettuccine. You can find similar ones at Trader Joe’s.
She has me make some as often as she can convince me too.
Be sure to add a few squeezes of fresh zesty lemon juice. This sauce pairs particularly well with pappardelle, linguine, spaghetti and fettuccine. A nice long strand pasta.
Also don’t forget some shaved cheese. We love firm Pecorino Romano and Parmesan.
Do you have any favorite pasta recipes that have won your heart lately? If so, tell us about them in your comments.
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I just recently started using prosciutto and I agree that is does add something special to a dish! Love the photos! And Recipe!
Thanks Angie! Prosciutto is irresistible (and irreplaceable) once you start using it!
Love the peas:)
A gorgeous pasta dish! So tasty. I love it.
Cheers,
Rosa
I love prosciutto and the thought of having it with a lovely pasta dish makes me want to start cooking right away. I really hope you’ll be sharing some of your trader joe’s lunch box pics. I know I comment on it almost every time I come here but your photography is gorgeous 🙂
Antonia – love you girl!!! As we get closer to the publish date (end of summer) I will share some of the TJ’s photos. Building up all of this suspense is FUN! I do hope they live up to your expectations.
So glad you like this pasta recipe too!
Gorgeous pasta, Marla!
Looks fantastic! I love the combo of prosciutto and peas.
oh marla, i am SERIOUSLY drooling over here! i love the combo of prosciutto and peas – salty and sweet!
I love this recipe! Pinned for dinner 🙂
Who doesn’t love prosciutto? I love anything wrapped in it, hehe
You shot FIVE recipes in one day…and you decide to make something else AND shoot it…”just” for your blog. Okay, I need those bursts of energy 🙂
And as always, amazing images. And you have PERFECT lighting (in addition to crazy amazing talent!)
Love you girl!!! Thanks for your exuberance 🙂 Always makes me happy when you stop by!!
I just stumbled upon your blog and I am in love! Awesome recipes. I can’t wait to keep coming back for more.
This spring pasta is perfect for a patio meal!
simply gorgeous and refreshing! I love anything with bright fresh peas in it!
Prosciutto & Peas are magical together!
I adore prosciutto!! This dish looks so lovely. I always get dreamy-eyed when I look at your gorgeous photos, too!
this looks so delicious to me right now – can you send a bowl down the internet to me please!
Thank you Marla!! I was sittIng at school waitin to pick up my son thinking “what can I make for dinner?”. Ugh.
I go to your blog and voila!!! There it is!!!
Dinner, fast , easy and yummy. You saved the day.
PS love your linens. Feels like summer!!
Looks great! I love great, quick pasta meals like this. I hear Trader Joe’s is finally coming to Utah in September. Can’t wait!
This is such a bright and beautiful meal, mm mmmm mm! I absolutely love prosciutto, it looks incredible with the pasta and peas. Perfect dinner!
Marla — I love the addition of the arugula for a spicy peppery note!
Thanks Aida! As much as I tend to shy away from arugula, it shines in this recipe!
What an amazing pasta recipe! Love the peas and prosciutto.
Yes. A billion times, YES.
So very stunning marla!! I love this!!
I have been drooling over this since I saw it on Pinterest the other day…DELISH! 😀
This looks great! I love the garlic olive oil! So simple and perfect for a summer night!
Love the spring peas in this pasta
This Isn’t calling my name. It’s screaming at me begging to be eaten! Wow
“Screaming?!” LOVE that!
This pasta dish looks great. I love prosciutto, but it is a pricey meat. Is it possible to substitute it with bacon or salami?
You can go ahead and try those. What about a thinly sliced ham? That might be the closest to the prosciutto 🙂
Would it work fine if I use mushrooms instead of peas? I’m making it for someone who doesn’t like peas.
Sure Jenna! That sounds like a great idea!