good morning, friends! who’s ready for monday?!

i am doing everything in my power to take today by storm. i have a to-do list a mile long and a serious shortage of motivation. but i am going to try to fake it until i make it!

if you need a meal that packs a serious nutrition punch to get you through the day, i’ve got you covered….

last week i prepared a meal plan and then printed off all of the recipes i wanted to make, made a grocery list, followed that list, and got cooking!

i came to “green pasta” one night, and was wondering what that could possibly be (it was a long week & i had no memory of what recipe i printed).

well, this is what i meant. except with a couple changes i had in mind. i don’t keep cream on hand and i didn’t have fresh peas, spinach fettuccine, or jack cheese.

green pea pasta

 

• prep time: 10 minutes
• cook time: 20 minutes
• yield: 2 servings

ingredients:

• 6 oz dry thin spaghetti pasta (i used a whole wheat variety)
• 1.5 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tbsp milk (i used skim)
• pinch salt
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup grated smoked gouda cheese

method:

• cook pasta according to directions on package. drain and set pasta aside.
• in a medium saucepan melt butter on low heat.
• whisk in lemon juice, milk, salt, and red pepper flakes.
• stir in thawed peas. cook until softened and hot.
• use a fork or the back of a wooden spoon to mash up the peas to desired sauce consistency. you can also use an immersion blender for this step if you prefer.
• dump pasta into saucepan and coat with sauce and mix in 1/4 cup cheese.
• top with the rest of the cheese and serve.

we ate our pasta with a side of mixed veggies and the last of a bag of trader joe’s frozen sweet potato fries.

oh yeah, and lots of wine. <3

(since it’s monday, you probably don’t want to have too much wine…)

*****

what are you doing to make this a good week?

i am taking the time each night to plan out what i want to accomplish the next day. i am so incredibly driven by to-do lists. if i don’t make one, i’m useless! i’m also going to make sure to plan in my workouts and give myself a little reading time each night…i just got the hunger games trilogy from the library & i can’t wait to see what happens next.

Tagged as: pasta, peas