PASTA WITH PEAS AND MINT
Other than snap peas, you could use Chinese pea pods or pea shoots or the wonderful frozen green pea, they all taste great.
Provided by IslandGirl
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 27m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a 5 quart pan, bring 2 or 3 quarts water to a boil.
- Clean stem ends and strings from peas.
- Rinse and drain.
- When water boils, add pasta, pushing it down into the water.
- Cook until almost tender to bite, about 3 minutes.
- Add peas and cook until they turn bright green, about 2 minutes.
- Drain peas and pasta through a colander.
- In a large pan, combine garlic and butter over high heat, stirring until butter melts.
- Add peas and pasta and mix until pasta stops sizzling, about 1 minute.
- Add about 2 t.
- of the lemon zest, 2 T.
- of the lemon juice, and about 1 T.
- of the mint to the pan, mix.
- Serve the pasta mix in wide pasta bowls, swirling to make a well in the center.
- Spoon creme fraiche into the centre of the bowls and sprinkle with remining peel, mint, and juice.
- Add salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 391.5, Fat 17.8, SaturatedFat 10.7, Cholesterol 56, Sodium 56.6, Carbohydrate 49.6, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 2.2, Protein 9.4
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