Spring Pea-sto with Whole-Wheat Penne

Name: Spring Pea-sto with Whole-Wheat Penne
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters packed basil leaves; 6 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 6 sprigs fresh tarragon, leaves stripped; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it; 118 milliliters grated Parmigiano, a couple of handfuls, plus more for serving; 1 package frozen peas, defrosted; 59 milliliters lightly toasted pine nuts; 6 servings Salt; 454 grams whole-wheat penne pasta

Spring Pea-sto with Whole-Wheat Penne might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 528 calories, 16g of protein, and 26g of fat. This recipe serves 6. It is perfect for Spring. If you have basil leaves, pepper, pine nuts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water up to a boil then season water with salt and cook penne to al dente. Heads up: you will need to reserve 1 or 2 ladles of starchy cooking water, 1/2 to 3/4 cup, before draining the pasta.

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