Whole Wheat Pasta with Spring Peas, Mint and Goat Cheese

If you have around 20 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Whole Wheat Pasta with Spring Peas, Mint and Goat Cheese might be an amazing lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 15g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 302 calories. This recipe serves 6. For $1.22 per serving, this recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 2953 people were glad they tried this recipe. If you have fresh mint, goat cheese, whole wheat penne, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is perfect for Easter. Several people really liked this side dish. It is brought to you by The Lemon Bowl. With a spoonacular score of 99%, this dish is amazing. Users who liked this recipe also liked Crunchy Asparagus and Peas with Tart Goat Cheese and Mint Salad, Spring Vegetable Pasta with Goat Cheese, and Goat Cheese Pasta with Spring Vegetables.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 Tbs fresh mint - minced

2 oz goat cheese

zest of 1 lemon

1 Tbs olive oil

1 qt. fresh sweet peas - shelled (or frozen)

Salt and pepper to taste

¼ c scallions - thinly sliced

8 oz whole wheat penne

Equipment:

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

Bring a large pot of salty water to a boil and cook pasta according to package instructions.One minute prior to draining pasta, remove ½ c starchy cooking liquid and add in the fresh peas.Drain peas and pasta and pour back into the pot.Stir in olive oil, goat cheese, mint, scallions, lemon zest and starchy cooking liquid.Stir well and season with salt pepper to taste.

 

Step by step:


1. Bring a large pot of salty water to a boil and cook pasta according to package instructions.One minute prior to draining pasta, remove ½ c starchy cooking liquid and add in the fresh peas.

2. Drain peas and pasta and pour back into the pot.Stir in olive oil, goat cheese, mint, scallions, lemon zest and starchy cooking liquid.Stir well and season with salt pepper to taste.


Nutrition Information:

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301k Calories
14g Protein
5g Total Fat
46g Carbs
56% Health Score
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Calories
301k
15%

Fat
5g
9%

  Saturated Fat
1g
12%

Carbohydrates
46g
16%

  Sugar
9g
11%

Cholesterol
4mg
1%

Sodium
237mg
10%

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Protein
14g
30%

Vitamin C
65mg
79%

Vitamin K
49µg
47%

Fiber
11g
44%

Manganese
0.67mg
33%

Vitamin B1
0.43mg
29%

Vitamin A
1368IU
27%

Folate
107µg
27%

Phosphorus
196mg
20%

Copper
0.35mg
18%

Vitamin B3
3mg
17%

Vitamin B6
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin B2
0.25mg
15%

Iron
2mg
15%

Zinc
2mg
14%

Magnesium
54mg
14%

Potassium
403mg
12%

Calcium
58mg
6%

Selenium
3µg
4%

Vitamin E
0.58mg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.24mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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