Pasta With Peas
Created by Luvcookn on November 17, 2012
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #6974
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons oil (extra virgin olive oil)
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 1/2 cups peas (frozen or 1 3/4 lb fresh peas)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 10 ounces dry pasta (of your choice)
- Grated cheese, for serving
How to Make
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Step 1: Cook pasta in boiling salted water, reserving 3/4 cup pasta water.
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Step 2: Combine oil and onions in separate pot; saute over medium heat until onion turns golden, about 5 minutes.
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Step 3: Add peas and season with salt and pepper.
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Step 4: Stir pea mixture well and then add about 1/2 cup water.
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Step 5: Cook over medium heat until peas are tender, about 6 - 8 minutes.
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Step 6: When peas are tender, remove from heat.
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Step 7: Puree half the pea mixture.
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Step 8: Combine pureed peas with whole peas in pot.
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Step 9: Add 3/4 cup reserved pasta water to peas.
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Step 10: When pasta is done, drain, and toss with sauce and serve at once with a grating of cheese.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (198.5 g)
- Calories 445.1
- Total Fat - 15.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 56.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 70.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 11.3 g
- Sugars - 1.2 g
- Protein - 9.1 g
- Calcium - 29.1 mg
- Iron - 2.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 14.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg