Backyard Pasta with Mint-Pea Pesto - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Backyard Pasta with Mint-Pea Pesto is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen or fresh (hulled) peas
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more to garnish
- 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 1 pound pasta
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Preheat a gas grill to medium-high (or prepare the charcoals for a charcoal grill). Add the peas to the boiling water and cook until tender and bright green, about 2 minutes. Using a small mesh sieve or slotted spoon, retrieve the peas from the boiling water and transfer to the bowl of a food processor (reserve the pot of boiling water). Add the mint, garlic, cheese, walnuts, lemon zest and juice to the bowl with the peas. Pulse the machine a few times to chop the ingredients up and then, with the machine running, stream the oil into the bowl to make a paste. Season with salt and pepper and reserve. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook to al dente according to package directions. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water and then drain the cooked pasta and reserve. While the pasta is cooking, drizzle the vegetables with the olive oil and season with the garlic powder, salt and pepper. Grill the vegetables, turning occasionally, until blackened and tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Let the cooked vegetables cool enough to handle, cut the kernels off the corn, and then coarsely chop all the vegetables together. In a large serving bowl, toss the pesto, cooked pasta and grilled vegetables together. Add a few splashes of the reserved pasta cooking water as needed to thin out the pesto and evenly coat everything. Serve the pasta garnished with additional grated cheese.
- NotesCook's Note: Make this pasta your own by adding in whatever vegetables you have around. The ones noted here happened to be what I had in the fridge, but really anything that can be put on the grill (eggplant, summer squash, etc.) would be perfect.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Nuts, Walnuts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this Backyard Pasta with Mint-Pea Pesto recipe is designed to be PCOS-friendly., it supports balanced blood sugar and hormonal health.
Yes, this recipe works well as a PCOS-friendly Lunch. Pair it with other PCOS-friendly foods throughout the day for balanced nutrition.
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