Spinach Pesto Pasta with Peas

• порції: 8 servings
• активний час: 15 minutes
• загальний час: 25 minutes

Інгредієнти

1 pound pasta

4 cups lightly packed baby spinach

1/3 cup olive oil

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 1 whole lemon)

1/2 cup grated Parmesan

1/2 cup roasted sunflower seeds

2 cups frozen peas

Напрямки

To make the pasta:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook pasta according to package directions.

Place the peas into the colander (still frozen) and drain the pasta over the peas. The peas will thaw almost instantly. Return to the pot.

To make the pesto:

Meanwhile, add the spinach, olive oil, lemon juice, Parmesan, and seeds to a blender. Blend very well until very smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Season to taste with salt if needed.

Toss with the pasta and serve with additional Parmesan cheese and enjoy warm.

Харчування

• Калорії: 401 kcal
• Загальний жир: 16 g
• Насичений жир: 3 g
• Ненасичений жир: 12 g
• Трансжир: 1 g
• Холестерин: 6 mg
• Натрій: 175 mg
• Загальні вуглеводи: 51 g
• Харчові волокна: 5 g
• Загальна кількість цукру: 4 g
• Білок: 14 g