Pasta with Peas and Pesto Recipe

Name: Pasta with Peas and Pesto Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 to 3
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250 grams short pasta; 3/4 to 1 cup frozen peas; 1 190-gram bottle pesto sauce; parmesan cheese, to serve

If you have a bottle of pesto stashed somewhere in your cupboard, dinner is never far away.

by: Joey De Larrazabal-Blanco | Feb 2, 2014

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If you have a bottle of pesto stashed somewhere in your cupboard, dinner is never far away. Surprise your love ones with this easy pasta recipe for a quick and delicious meal.

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Prep Time

10 mins

Cooking Time

10 mins

Ready In

20 mins

Yield

2 to 3

Cuisine

Italian

Cooking Method

Toss

Pasta with Peas and Pesto Ingredients

250 grams short pasta

3/4 to 1 cup frozen peas

1 190-gram bottle pesto sauce

parmesan cheese, to serve

How to cook Pasta with Peas and Pesto

Cook peas and pasta as per package directions.

Toss peas, pasta, and pesto together. Don't add the pesto all at once. Put in half the bottle, gradually increasing until you get the mix you like. Same with the peas, start with 3/4 cup and if you think it needs more, increase to 1 cup.

Serve topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Pesto tip: You don't have to buy the imported pesto you see on grocery shelves. A number of local pestos are available at the Salcedo and Legaspi weekend markets in Makati City, most sold by the same people who made and bottled them. This means you are getting a fresher product at a lower cost.

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