Tortellini with Proscuitto and Peas - Tortellini della Familia

• 1 lb (.5 kg). tortellini
• 1-1/2 sticks butter
• 1 cup (225 ml) heavy cream
• 5 thin slices proscuitto, in julienne strips
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) cooked peas
• 1 cup (225 ml) parmesan cheese(fresh grated)

1. Cook tortellini in 4 quarts (3775 ml) of boiling and salted water for 7 minutes (until tender) and drain.
2. In a heavy skillet, melt butter over low heat.
3. Add tortellini and stir to coat with butter.
4. Add heavy cream and proscuitto.
5. Cook mixture until cream thickens slightly.
6. Blend in peas, parmesan cheese and pepper.
7. Stir tortellini, stirring until cheese is melted.
8. Serve pasta immediately with a dash of additional parmesan cheese.

tortellini, butter, heavy cream, peas, parmesan

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000E91 (may not work)