Chef Andrea’s recipe from today’s KATU Afternoon Live!

Tagliatelle with Spring Peas and Lemon

Ingredients

8 oz pasta

1 tbps butter

1 tablespoon chopped shallot

3 cloves chopped garlic

1 cup fresh or frozen peas (if using fresh, blanch them first)

1 cup heavy cream

2 tbps lemon juice

1/2 cup grated parmesan-reggiano cheese (plus more for serving)

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1/4 cup chopped fresh mint

Directions

Cook the pasta al dente, reserving 1/4 pasta water to thin the sauce if necessary.

Heat butter over medium heat and sauté the chopped shallot with a pinch of salt until it is translucent.

Add garlic and the peas, and cook for 2 more minutes.

Add the cream and cook until it starts to bubble and thicken to a sauce consistency, 3 to 4 minutes.

Reduce heat to low and gently mix in the cooked pasta. Cook together for 1 to 2 more minutes so the pasta can absorb the sauce.

Remove from heat and mix in the grated parmesan, lemon juice, salt + freshly ground pepper and the chopped herbs. Add the herbs right before serving, as the mint will discolor quickly when in contact with heat.