Spring Pea & Goat's Cheese Pasta
All the flavors of Spring in a zesty, creamy, light pasta dish.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 4 cups Uncooked pasta of choice (Long haired pasta is not recommended.)
- ½ Lemon
- ½ cup Fresh Parsley, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2 cups Frozen peas
- 4 cups Fresh spinach
- 3 ounces Goat's cheese
- 2 tbsp Avocado or Olive oil
Instructions
- Cook pasta as per package instructions in a large pot.
- In the last 5 minutes of cook time, pour the frozen peas in with the pasta to defrost and cook.
- In a large sauté pan, add the oil, and minced garlic, cook on medium-high heat until translucent.
- Drain the pasta and peas while saving ¼ cup of pasta water.
- Dump cooked pasta, peas, and pasta water into the sauté pan with the garlic.
- Add in spinach, parsley, and the juice of ½ lemon to the pasta. Season with salt & pepper.
- Once the spinach is wilted, turn off the heat and fold the goat's cheese into the pasta. Carefully mix through.
- Serve as it is or top with fresh parsley and a slice of lemon. Enjoy!