3 light pasta with prosciutto and peas Recipes

penne pasta, prosciutto de parma (american prosciutto ok to use if budget doesn tsp allow) !! ask butcher/deli person, to slice it thicker than normally, say 1/32 -1/16 thick, freshly grated parmasean de reggiano cheese (please no green can stuff cheese ok ), frozen peas, heavy cream, (light cream and half-n-half ok to use), tomato paste, onion diced small, garlic minced, olive oil, butter, kosher salt and fresh crack pepper, shakes of crushed red pepper, vodka - more if you had a bad day , in a separate glass of course..., reserved pasta water, equipment needed : deep skillet to make sauce in and large enough to add cooked pasta in later (i use my le creuset deep frying pan since i can bring it right to the table ), and pot for pasta to boil in. also needed is a whisk and pasta strainer.

uncooked bow tie pasta, butter, sliced fresh mushrooms (8 oz), chopped prosciutto or 1 cup ham, light cream, frozen peas, thawed, grated romano cheese