Pasta With Almond-Pea Pesto

Submitted by Zanna_409104061

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• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• coarse salt
• pepper
• 453.59 g penne pasta
• 2 (566.99 g) package frozen peas, thawed
• 118.29 ml blanched almond
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 59.14 ml olive oil

directions

1. Cook pasta in large pot until al dente, adding 1 package of peas during last minute of cooking time.
2. Reserve 1 cup pasta water.
3. Drain pasta/peas mixture and return to pot.
4. In a food processor, finely grind almonds. Add lemon zest and juice, remaining package of peas, and 1.5 teaspoons salt.
5. Process until well-combined.
6. Gradually add oil, process until smooth.
7. Add almond-pea pesto to pasta, toss to coat, adding reserved pasta water as needed.
8. Season with salt and pepper.
9. Serve.