Pasta With Prosciutto In A Lemon Cream Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 large shallots, minced
• 3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh lemon rind
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 -2 cup frozen green pea, thawed
• 2 teaspoons thinly sliced fresh mint leaves
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (1 lemon)
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 1/2 lb prosciutto (12 thin slices)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter.
• 2 add shallots and sauté until translucent (about 2 min.).
• 3 add broth.
• 4 simmer over medium-hi heat until reduced to 1/4 cup (about 2 minutes).
• 5 add cream, lemon peel, orange peel, and cayenne.
• 6 simmer until sauce thickens slightly (about 3 minutes).
• 7 add peas.
• 8 simmer until heated through (about 2 minutes).
• 9 stir in mint and lemon juice.
• 10 meanwhile, cook pasta.
• 11 cut up prosciutto into bite-size pieces (approx. 1-2 square inches) and add at end to mixture.
• 12 mix cream sauce with pasta.
• 13 sprinkle fresh parmesan on top.