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Pasta with Peas, fusilli pasta tossed in a green pea sauce with grated Parmesan.

Pasta with Peas Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2
Calories 506 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 oz. short pasta (e.g., fusilli or penne)
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 2 cups frozen peas
  • 4 tbsp Parmesan grated
  • handful fresh basil
  • pinch of salt and black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cook the pasta al dente in a pot of salted water according to package instructions. Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water.
    Draining cooked fusilli pasta for Pasta with Peas Recipe in a metal sieve.
  • In a large skillet, heat the olive oil on MEDIUM. Add the chopped onions. Cook for 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and cook for one more minute until fragrant.
    Cooking chopped onions in a skillet until soft for Pasta with Peas.
  • Add 1 1/2 cups peas to the skillet. Combine with 1 cup of pasta water. Simmer for 10 minutes, until the peas are cooked.
    Simmering green peas and chopped onions in a skillet for Pasta with Peas.
  • Transfer the sauce to an immersion blender and blend until smooth. Pass the sauce through a strain back to the skillet.
    Smooth green pea sauce in a skillet, prepared for Pasta with Peas.
  • Add the cooked pasta to the skillet with the pea sauce and season with salt and black pepper. Add more pasta water if the sauce is too thick.
    Adding cooked fusilli pasta to the pea sauce in a skillet for Pasta with Peas.
  • Add the remaining peas, and Parmesan cheese. Stir well until combined. Transfer the pasta with peas onto plates and garnish with fresh basil leaves.
    Fusilli pasta with peas and Parmesan cheese in a skillet for Pasta with Peas.

Nutrition

Calories: 506kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 19gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 173mgFiber: 11g
Keyword comfort food, peas
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