Pasta Piselli

Italian-American kids are not allowed to eat Spaghetti-Os. If you have a parent or grandparent from Italy you know exactly what I'm talking about. Pasta does not come in can! This is what my husband would get as a kid if he asked for Spaghetti-Os

Both my husband and I come from Italian heritage and we have many wonderful recipes for family favorites. This recipe is his Grandma Jenny's for spaghetti and peas. I had a rough recipe from her and he was able to fill in the missing pieces. According to him mine tasted exactly as he remembered hers.

From Grandma Jenny

Serves 4

Olive oil
2 small cans of tomato sauce (if using homemade be sure it is pureed to get the smooth texture)
1/2 medium onion, diced fine
2 large stalks celery, diced fine
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 box frozen peas
1 lb whole wheat thin spaghetti, broken in half

Coat the bottom of a sauce pan with olive oil, brown onion over medium-high heat. Add celery, garlic, and 2 cans of sauce. Cook for 1 hour on medium-low heat. Meanwhile cook broken spaghetti to al dente and drain. Add peas to sauce and cook 5-10 minutes. Add pasta to sauce and heat through. Serve sprinkled with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.