pesto pea pasta

A quick and easy weeknight pasta recipe - packed with flavour and ready to eat FAST!

Pesto Pea Pasta

penne pasta

olive oil

onion

peas

Parmesan cheese

pine nuts

tbsp basil pesto

Put the pasta on to cook as per...

Put the pasta on to cook as per the packet instructions. Once cooked, reserve a teacup full of pasta water, then drain the cooked pasta and put to one side ready to use. Whilst the pasta cooks get on with the pesto pea sauce.

Add a tablespoon of olive oil to the...

Add a tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet pan and fry the onions and garlic over a low-medium heat for 5 minutes or until softened.

Then tip in the frozen peas and stir...

Then tip in the frozen peas and stir fry with the onions for 6-8 minutes or until heated through properly throughout.

Then quickly toast the pine nuts - do...

Then quickly toast the pine nuts - do this by popping them into a dry frying pan (no oil) and cooking them over a high heat for just 20-30 seconds until the start to brown and smell nutty - remove from the pan and put to one side.

Toss the basil pesto through the cooked pasta,...

Toss the basil pesto through the cooked pasta, then tip the pasta into the pan withe the onions and peas. If the pasta needs loosening a little add some of the reserved pasta cooking water.

Mix everything toegether, then scatter with the toasted...

Mix everything toegether, then scatter with the toasted pine nuts and grated parmesan cheese and serve straight away.

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