Vibrant and nutritious pea pesto comes together quickly and is delicious over pasta. It’s a great recipe for sneaking more veggies into your family’s diet.
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This pea pesto pasta is a terrific healthier kid-friendly recipe for St Patrick’s Day or anytime. I’m trying to avoid the green food coloring this year, instead using green veggies to make St Patrick’s Day food for the kids.
This pea pesto is super easy and delicious. It can be served with your choice of pasta shapes. I prefer to serve this pesto with spaghetti or cheese ravioli. The kids really enjoy it!
How to Make Pea Pesto
Make this flavorful pesto in a food processor or blender and serve with your favorite pasta.
For your convenience, a printable recipe card with measurements is available at the bottom of this page.
Ingredients:
2 cups frozen peas, thawed
2 cloves garlic
juice from half a lemon
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup loosely packed basil leaves
Directions:
Place peas, garlic, and Parmesan cheese to food processor. Pulse until an almost smooth consistency. Add lemon juice and olive oil, pulse until smooth (add optional basil at this point). Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with your favorite pasta.
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Pea Pesto
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen peas thawed
- 2 garlic cloves
- juice from half a lemon
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup loosely packed basil leaves
Instructions
- Place peas, garlic, and Parmesan cheese to food processor. Pulse until an almost smooth consistency. Add lemon juice and olive oil, pulse until smooth (add optional basil at this point). Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with your favorite pasta.
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Thank you for such a neat recipe! I will be giving this a try. 🙂
Can’t wait to try this for the boyfriend who normally can’t have pesto due to tree nut allergies, thanks! 🙂
Healthy and delicious
Yum! My daughter loves peas and I’ve never made pea pesto before. I’ll have to try this. Spinach pesto is a favorite in our family.
what a cool recipe thanks
That actually sounds yummy! I will have to try it and see if my daughter likes it.