A simple, light & summery pasta salad with peas and sun dried tomatoes.
Our power is back! It came back on late Monday night. Thankfully. However, we had to toss nearly everything in our fridge and freezer. I would guess somewhere around $200-300 worth of stuff, so that sucks. Basically I have some Grey Goose and kalamata olives left. And ketchup. A visit to the grocery store is in our near future.
Luckily I made this last week so I have something other than olives & vodka to share with you. I love variations of this pasta dish. I’ve made Baked Rigatoni with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Peas and Mini Ziti with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Artichoke Hearts, among others. This one used up some of the pesto I had left over from the Zucchini & Squash Galette I made last week. It’s simple and light and a perfect summer dish.
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Pesto Pasta with Peas and Sun Dried Tomatoes
A light & summery pasta tossed with peas and sundried tomatoes.
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 8 oz uncooked pasta I used a tomato & spinach garden rotini
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes chopped
- 1/3 cup frozen peas
- 1/4 cup or so pesto
- olive oil to taste
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot, bring salted water to boil and cook your noodles to taste.
- Drain the noodles and transfer to a large bowl.
- Add the olive oil and pesto and stir to distribute.
- Add in the chopped sun dried tomatoes and peas and stir to combine.
- Season with salt and pepper.
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Slightly modified from Melissa’s Cuisine
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
July 25, 2013 at 3:55 amThis looks delicious, Melissa! Bummer about your groceries… that’s not fun!
Laura Crowther says
July 25, 2013 at 2:51 pmSorry about all your food! I hate it when the power goes out (we live way out in the country, so it happens often) because I’m always worried that I will loose my food. 🙁
On a positive note, this looks super! Love the sun dried tomatoes.
Ashley says
July 26, 2013 at 1:25 pmThis dish looks delicious … perfect for summer too.
So happy your power is back!