P. Y. T. - a Michael Jackson Tribute

FLKeysJen's Note:

PIMENTOS and YELLOW SPLIT PEAS in a creamy sauce over TORTELLINI make for a filling, protein-rich vegetarian dinner. The mozzarella complements the pimentos, which in nature are bright red and appropriately shaped like a heart...just perfect for a Pretty Young Thing. The King of Pop was a vegetarian most of his life and would have found inspiration in this colorful pasta dish.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (9 ounce) jar pimientos
• 1 cup dried yellow split peas
• 1 (20 ounce) package cheese tortellini
• 3 cups chicken broth
• ½ teaspoon olive oil
• ¼-½ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼-½ teaspoon white pepper (you need both peppers in a Michael Jackson dish!)
• 1 (100 g) can sweetened condensed milk (3.5 oz or 1/3 cup)
• 5 green onions , chopped
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Bring yellow split peas and broth to a boil in a covered soup pot.
2. Reduce heat and simmer for one hour.
3. Remove from burner and increase heat to high.
4. Pour peas into the food processor or blender (do not drain).
5. Rinse out pot and fill with 3-4 quarts water; put back on burner and bring to a boil.
6. When water boils, add tortellini and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil. Cook for 5-9 minutes, according to package directions.
7. In the meantime, add full jar of pimentos (including liquid), black and white peppers and condensed milk to the blender or food processor. Blend together with the cooked peas into a creamy sauce. Season with extra spices if you like.
8. Drain and rinse cooked pasta.
9. Put pasta back in pot and add sauce and green onions, stirring all together until hot.
10. Turn off burner. Ladle pasta and sauce into four shallow bowls.
11. Sprinkle 1/1-1/4 cup shredded mozzarella over the top of each bowl and eat while it's hot!
12. Na Na Na Na Na.

Reviews

[Chocolatl]

Just to let anyone who's curious know--the sweetened condensed milk in this recipe is not an error. The recipe was created for the Ready, Set, Cook contest, and sweetened condensed milk was one of the required recipe ingredients.

[Cupcake-Princess]

Is using sweetened condensed milk in this recipe a mistake? It's sounds good besides that part.

[TLu]

Great tribute to MJ! I thought this was such an unusual combination that I had to try it. At first bite, I thought it was a bit sweet but once I added the mozzarella I changed my mind. Yum! Reviewed for Hidden Gems