Pea Pasta

A bowl of spiral pasta with peas visible and parmesan cheese.

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5 from 1 vote

A quick and easy pea pasta recipe based on a homemade pea pesto. Your family will love this simple plant-based meal.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time22

Course: Family Dinner Ideas

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: Pea Pasta, Pasta with Peas, Pasta and Peas, Pea Pesto

Servings: servings

Calories: 585kcal

Author: Stacey

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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