Summer Pasta with Tomatoes and Peas
Healthy and tasty summer pasta with fresh peas and cherry tomatoes. Serve it warm or cold as a pasta salad.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 oz pasta of your choice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt for boiling pasta
- 1 cup fresh peas
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Boil water in a large skillet, sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon salt and toss in pasta. Drop 1 tablespoon olive oil in it and cook for 7 minutes. Drain, leaving about 1/4 cup of the water.
- Boil water in the same skillet for peas this time. Drop the peas in the boiling water and cook until tender but still a bit firm, for about 5-10 minutes. Drain and transfer into very cold water. Drain, set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the halved cherry tomatoes, put a lid on the skillet and let the tomatoes get a little tender for about 5 minutes stirring a few times.
- Season it with salt and black pepper.
- Toss in pasta, peas and 1/4 cup water in which you cook pasta. Stir and take it from heat.
- Serve warm or cold.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 386
- Sugar: 4.5 g
- Sodium: 478.4 mg
- Fat: 11.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 59 g
- Protein: 11.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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