One Pot Protein Pasta
4 main ingredients, 1 pot, and it's done in as long as it takes to cook the pasta.
Protein Pea Pasta
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Category
Easy Meals
Servings
3
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
4 main ingredients, 1 pot, and it's done in as long as it takes to cook the pasta.
Ingredients
500g short pasta, such as mezzi rigatoni, rotini or farfalle
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1 bag frozen green peas (for added protein use Pigeon Peas)
Zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Cheese or Vegan Cheese
- Butter or Vegan Butter
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
Directions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and add a small handful of salt - it's very hard to over-salt pasta water. Meanwhile, roll the lemon between your hand and the counter to get the juice flowing, and zest it with a grater.
Add the pasta to the boiling water.
When it is about 6 minutes away from done, add the peas.
When the pasta is done, drain it and the peas and return them to the pot.
Add about 2 tablespoons of butter and a bit of olive oil, and the lemon zest.
Stir vigorously to help the butter melt and coat the cheese.
Add a good pinch of salt (you can add more to taste later) about 10 grinds of pepper, and grate in as much cheese as you like—at least a handful.
Stir vigorously, so that the cheese distributes instead of clumping.
Taste and adjust seasoning.
Enjoy!
Recipe Note
To make this for 1, simply use 1/2 a box of pasta, 1/2 the bag of peas, omit the lemon juice (or add just a squirt) and go easy on everything else.
