This is one of my favorite pasta dishes, Italian comfort food. Tortellini in a creamy cheese, with bacon and peas. It is a quick and easy dinner to put together in less than an hour. First off set a pot of salted water to boil. Next chop up a 2-3 cloves of garlic, or more if you like. Put a skillet on the stove and add a nice pat of butter, once it is melted add the chopped garlic to soften over low heat, do not brown it will get bitter. Now add about 1-1/2 cups of heavy cream and about 3/4 of a cup of freshly grated pecorino Romano cheese, or parmesan if you prefer. Add some diced ham, bacon, pancetta or even prosciutto, ect.... When the tortellini is cooked add it the skillet, and then toss in the peas, I use frozen, heat everything through. At this point you can add more cheese or pasta water depending on your desired consistency, and fresh cracked black pepper.
*serve with a nice salad and garlic bread
*use any pasta of your choice, make it your own
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