Italian Green Peas Recipe With Pesto & Parmesan (4 Ingredients, 10 Minutes) by 30Seconds Food
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Who says canned green peas have to be boring? With just a few more minutes prep time and a couple more ingredients, you can make those canned peas sing -- Italian! This Italian-inspired green peas recipe with pesto and Parmesan is one you'll want to make prepare over and over again because it's so quick and easy.
You can use premade store-bought pesto or make homemade pesto for this vegetable recipe. Here is your short, four-ingredient shopping list: canned green peas, pesto (or the ingredients to make homemade pesto), walnuts and Parmesan cheese.
Not only do you get the health benefits of green peas from this side dish recipe, but the health benefits of pesto and the health benefits of walnuts. This green peas side dish recipe goes well with chicken, pork, beef or lamb for dinner.
Cuisine: American / Italian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 28 ounces (2 cans) green peas, drained
- 1 - 2 tablespoons pesto (or to taste)
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 - 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts (or to taste)
Recipe Notes
- If you don't like walnuts, use pecans, almonds or pine nuts.
- To drain your peas, pour them into a mesh strainer or colander over the sink.
- You could also use mozzarella, fontina, asiago or your favorite Italian cheese blend.
Here's how to make it:
- Heat the peas in a pot on the stove or in the microwave until hot.
- Stir in desired amount of pesto. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Top with grated Parmesan and walnuts.
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