Pasta with spinach, peas and pesto

This spinach pasta is a quick, simple yet delicious meal. Spaghetti is served in a sauce of herbs, vegetables, pesto, cream and parmesan.

• Recipe author: Daria Rodionova
• After preparation, you will receive 4 servings
• Cooking time: 5 minutes
• Prep time: 15 minutes
• Total recipe preparation time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• Spaghetti 400 g
• Salt to taste
• Spinach 100 g + for decoration
• Frozen green peas 140 g
• Basil ¹⁄₄ – ¹⁄₂ bunch
• Pesto 3 tbsp spoons
• Cream, 10-20% fat 150 ml
• Parmesan 50 g + for sprinkling
• Ground black pepper to taste

Cooking method

• Boil spaghetti in salted water until al dente.

  How and how much to cook spaghetti so that they do not stick together

• Meanwhile, pour boiling water over spinach and peas for 3-4 minutes. The polka dots should be soft.

• Drain and place the spinach and peas in the bowl of a blender or food processor.

• Add basil leaves, pesto, cream, and grated parmesan.

• Whisk everything into a homogeneous mass.

• Drain the liquid from the spaghetti into a separate bowl.

• Pour all the sauce into a pot of spaghetti, stir and cook over low heat for several minutes.

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  If the pasta seems a little dry, pour in some of the water in which the spaghetti was boiled.

• Season the pasta with salt and pepper.

• Before serving, sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and garnish with spinach.

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