Pasta with Pea Sauce
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 8 ounces pipe rigate or similar pasta suche as orecchiette or shells
- 2 ½ c fresh or frozen peas divided
- ½ c water
- 2 Tb lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 Tb parsley plus extra for garnish
- ½ c crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
- To begin, start a pot of salted water for your pasta.
- Place 1 ½ cup of fresh or frozen peas in a metal strainer or sieve. When your water begins to boil, place the strainer of peas in the water and cook for one minute.
- Remove them from the pot and run under cold water to stop cooking.
- Place the peas in your blender.
- Pour in the pasta into the pot and begin cooking according to package directions.
- I used pipe rigate, but you can use shells, orecchiette, or something similar.
- To the blender, add in the water water, the juice of half a lemon, salt & pepper, and parsley. Blend these together until smooth.
- When your pasta is nearly done cooking, toss in another cup of peas and cook those with the pasta during the last minute of cooking.
- Drain the pasta and peas and run them under cold water to cool.
- Place the pasta & peas in a serving bowl.
- Add in the pea sauce and stir to combine.
- Fold in some crumbled feta cheese and top with a bit of fresh parsley for garnish.
- Enjoy!
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https://cosmopolitancornbread.com/pasta-with-pea-sauce/Nutrition
Serving: 1c | Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 359mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g
