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Pasta with Pea and Chervil Pesto, Pancetta and Mint

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Health Score:
84 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation
ready in 30 min.
Ready in
Calories:
685
calories
Calories

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Nutritional values

This pasta is packed with protein from the pancetta, while the peas are a good source of vitamins C, E and zinc. 

Serve this dish with whole wheat pasta for added fiber. 

1 each contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie685 cal.(33 %)
Protein19 g(19 %)
Fat46 g(40 %)
Carbohydrates49 g(33 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage9.1 g(30 %)
Vitamin A0.2 mg(25 %)
Vitamin D0.1 μg(1 %)
Vitamin E4.8 mg(40 %)
Vitamin K46.1 μg(77 %)
Vitamin B₁0.5 mg(50 %)
Vitamin B₂0.3 mg(27 %)
Niacin7.2 mg(60 %)
Vitamin B₆0.3 mg(21 %)
Folate106 μg(35 %)
Pantothenic acid1.3 mg(22 %)
Biotin8.2 μg(18 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0.2 μg(7 %)
Vitamin C29 mg(31 %)
Potassium627 mg(16 %)
Calcium162 mg(16 %)
Magnesium88 mg(29 %)
Iron4.8 mg(32 %)
Iodine13 μg(7 %)
Zinc2.4 mg(30 %)
Saturated fatty acids9.6 g
Uric acid159 mg
Cholesterol53 mg
Complete sugar4 g

Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
8 ozs Peas (fresh or frozen)
salt
1 handful Chervil
3 Tbsps Shelled pistachio
4 ozs olive oil
1 oz Parmesan
½ lemon (zested)
freshly ground peppers
14 ozs Casarecce pasta (or penne)
7 ozs Snow peas
4 slices Pancetta
mint (for garnish)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
Snow peaolive oilParmesansaltlemonmint

Preparation steps

1.

Blanch the peas in boiling salted water for 3 minutes. Shock in ice water and drain. Rinse the parsley, shake dry and coarsely chop the leaves. Purée the peas and pistachios. Add the oil, Parmesan, lemon zest and parsley and purée. Season with salt and pepper.

2.

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Trim the snow peas and add for the last 2 minutes. 

3.

Fry the pancetta in a dry frying pan and drain on paper towels.

4.

Drain the pasta and snow peas, return to the pan and mix with the pesto. Distribute among serving plates and serve with pancetta, mint and toasted bread, if desired.

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