Pea Pesto Pasta Bake
A traditional pesto is made with herbs, nuts, oil, and parmesan, we decided to change that up a little. Welcome our Pea Pesto Pasta Bake. This pesto still holds true to the herby flavor you think of with this type of dish, however it is much creamier and less nutty. Made with fresh basil, frozen peas, parmesan, and garlic, this pesto is sure to be your new favorite weeknight meal. Check out the recipe below!
Baked to perfection, this Pea Pesto Pasta Bake gets nice and crisp on top with the addition of mozzarella and extra parmesan. We love to bake this dish but if you don’t feel like turning the oven on you certainly do not have to! Feel free to make this Pea Basil Pesto and add it to you pasta as is or use it as a nice dip with some fresh veggies and crackers. If you decide to not bake this dish, I do suggest added the 1/4 cup of pasta water to the sauce so it thins out a bit while still keeping a tight hold to your noodles.
This Pea Pesto Pasta Bake can be made without anything else but the pasta, pesto, and cheese. It will be yummy and filling for sure. But if you are like us and want to sneak in some veggies and make this dish a bit heartier you definitely can and definitely should! We love to add some veggies that take to whatever sauce or seasoning you are adding it to like zucchini and peppers. Both of those veggies do not hold a strong flavor and change the taste of the dish so they are perfect for this. We also added some chicken which always goes well with pesto and some cherry tomatoes for a little burst of flavor in this Pea Pesto Pasta Bake.
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Pea Pesto Pasta Bake
Recipe details
- 4 people
- Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 25 Minutes Total time: 45 min
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