Pasta, Pesto, and Peas a la Ina
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on March 6, 2013 – 1:02 pm -
This post is in honor of the letter “P” and part of Jenny Matlock’s Alphabet Thursday. For more perilious “P” posts, please click here http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/
I love Ina Garten! I have all of her books and use them A LOT. This is probably my hands down favorite recipe of hers, well..except for her Roasted Caprese Salad, and well her Chicken Pot Pie is to die for…
That being said, I have made a few adjustments to the recipe, but the bones of it is all Ina!
I always grow a lot of basil, so I can make pesto and freeze it all summer. That way I can make this salad all winter!
Ingredient List:
3/4 lb fusilli pasta
3/4 lb bow tie pasta
1 1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cups pesto
1 10 oz package of frozen, chopped spinach
large lemon
1 1/4 cups mayonnaise
chunk of Parmesan
1 1/2 cups frozen peas
1/3 cup pine nuts
3/4 t Kosher salt
3/4 t pepper from the mill
Cook the fusilli and and bow ties according to package directions, toss in a large bowl with the olive oil, set aside to cool
Thaw the spinach and drain thoroughly, pat dry with paper towels
In the bowl of a food processor with a steel blade, mix the pesto
spinach and the juice of the lemon
mayonnaise
puree until smooth
mix the dressing with the pasta and then add the peas and pine nuts
salt and pepper to taste, mix thoroughly and add shaved Parmesan to the top!
Beautiful!!!
serve with a nice crisp Sauvignon Blanc…
xxoo,
RMW
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Tags: PastaPosted in She Cooks | 27 Comments »
March 6th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
That looks so tasty deffinatley going in my folder
March 6th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
I love basil so I’m sure I would find this a treat!
March 6th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
That really does look yummy! I like growing basil, so I’ll have to try it this summer.
March 6th, 2013 at 2:28 pm
Yum!
March 6th, 2013 at 3:38 pm
Dang! Looks good, but my kidney (stones) wouldn’t like the spinach.
March 6th, 2013 at 3:44 pm
I will for sure make this recipe!
Looks wonderful.. thanks so much
for sharing.
Sandy
March 6th, 2013 at 6:06 pm
Hmmmm, I’m getting hungry! Looks good!
March 6th, 2013 at 10:45 pm
I would love your Pasta with my first taste, I know. Your ingredient list is long, too long for my kind of cooking. I think Mrs. Jim would make it though, I will check.
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March 7th, 2013 at 3:26 am
Mmm haven’t had pasta in ages, this looks very appetising!
March 7th, 2013 at 3:47 am
This will fit perfectly into my current attempt to eat more Mediterranean. I have everything but the pesto. Like the idea of freezing it so you have it always on hand. Thank you.
March 7th, 2013 at 4:02 am
You know I’m with you on Ina love. Her pesto is fabulous. Love this dish!
March 7th, 2013 at 4:10 am
Scrumptious *P* post – great photography!
Just love that shaved parmesan!
Visiting from Alphabe-Thursday
March 7th, 2013 at 4:30 am
I caught some of her show when I was in Hawaii and it made me very hungry-like this dish!
March 7th, 2013 at 7:36 am
That looks delicious! I’m all for anything with “little green peas” in it!!
March 7th, 2013 at 8:53 am
fabulous! be right over.
March 7th, 2013 at 10:12 am
I can’t stop drooling over that first picture. You had me at Parmesan! =>
March 7th, 2013 at 11:20 am
that does look good. Very spring-like
March 7th, 2013 at 11:53 am
Looks like a tasty recipe.
March 7th, 2013 at 1:11 pm
Mmm, this sounds good! Of course, I’ll never make it I’m sure of because I’m about 99.9999% certain no one else in the fam would be on board to trying it.
March 7th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Love the step-by-step…a must for this non-cook♫
March 7th, 2013 at 5:12 pm
I’m not sure if I liked how it looked as it was being prepared, but the end product looks fabulous! {:-Deb
March 7th, 2013 at 6:54 pm
Wow! This sounds really wonderful.
March 8th, 2013 at 12:06 am
Yessss ! the Italian kitchen is very good ! As my husband is Italian we eat a lot of these things !
March 8th, 2013 at 2:43 pm
Great P Post! I crack myself up. I couldn’t figure out what to do for P so I did a post on my grandson patiently making a macaroni necklace. After that? I ate Perogies one day and Pasta the next day. I am a moron, lol! I make it all so hard on myself
March 11th, 2013 at 4:36 am
Perfectly yum yum yum as always. thanks for sharing with us!!
March 14th, 2013 at 3:10 pm
That looks so delicious. I just happen to have these ingredients on hand…I’m going to try it. Thank you so much!
March 15th, 2013 at 7:59 am
I didn’t see the mayo coming in this recipe.
I bet it is ridiculously rich!
Sounds like a perfect pasta dish!
Thanks for sharing the yuminess.
A+