Pea Pasta
A quick and easy pea pasta recipe based on a homemade pea pesto. Your family will love this simple plant-based meal.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 585kcal
Ingredients
Pea Pesto Sauce
- 1.5 cups frozen peas
- 35 g parmesan cheese
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove
Pea Pasta
- 300 grams pasta
- 1 cup peas
Instructions
Pea Pesto Sauce
- Cook the first measure of peas as per the packet instruction.
- Place all the ingredients in a food processor
- Blitz until smooth
- If you want a more liquid consistency add a little more oil. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Pea Pasta
- Put the pasta onto cook as per the packet instructions. 2 Minutes before the pasta is cooked add the second measure of peas to the pasta pot.
- Once your pasta is al dente and the peas are tender, drain reserving about ½ a cup of the pasta cooking water.
- Transfer the drained pasta and peas to a bowl, add the pea pesto sauce and approximately ¼ cup of the pasta water, and toss the pasta so that it is well coated with the pesto sauce. If the pasta is a little dry, add more of the reserved pasta water until the pesto pasta has the consistency you want.
- Enjoy
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Nutrition
Serving: 1large bowl | Calories: 585kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 436mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3813IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 151mg | Iron: 3mg