Pasta, Pesto, and Peas

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Delicious! My family gobbled it up in one night! I made an easier version. I boiled the frozen peas and spinach together and just drained the water. I only had one box of pasta (penne so I just used that. I didn't use a food processor at all. I added additional oil to a second pan and sauteed the pine nuts. After I added the pesto I decided to make the sauce creamier by adding half and half. Once I combined everything I was tempted not to add the mayonnaise...I actually transferred some of the pasta to a bowl and tried mixing some mayonnaise into it...it really finished off the dish! I ended up adding the mayonnaise to the whole mixture. I can't wait to make it again! This dish pairs great with a fresh loaf of french bread and wine!

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I ate this at a Super Bowl party last night, and holy mackerel! it was the best pesto pasta I've ever had! The peas and pinenuts really set it apart!

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While the pesto recipe tastes good, it is far too oily.

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Excellent pasta dish, beats any pasta salad I ever had hands down. Over the years, after eating a few variations of your run-of-the-mill pasta salad I was not impressed and could not find anything worth repeating so I've never made it myself...unitl now. Thank you Ina, once again, for a wonderful recipe.

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This is my standard pot luck dish. It makes a LOT, however, so I either cut the recipe in half or make the whole recipe of the sauce and freeze half for later (in which case make one box of pasta, not 2.

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Definitely a keeper. I love how this recipe adds body to the lightness & flavor of pesto. I also appreciate the usage of two different types of pasta together-- it's so playful & fun. I decided to make this when I couldn't decide what to do with the pesto jar I had in the fridge; I think the dish still comes out great even if you don't make the pesto yourself. Since pine nuts are awfully pricey at the store, I used sunflower seeds instead, and it worked wonderfully. I would probably use a little less mayo next time. This is a very pretty pasta, & very satisfying... your company will enjoy it!

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FAIL PROOF!!! I made this for a potluck a couple of weeks ago and was surprised about how much everyone LOVED IT!!...I too was pressed for time and used store bought pesto and made it the night before, but it still turned out fantastic. i combined the pasta with the pesto the day of. The only change I made was to leave out the peas and substitute them for sun dried tomatoes and sliced black olives would make it look more bright and colorful. Do not worry about the mayo if you are at a potluck and think that it will taste funny after sitting out for too long. My dish was out for about 8 hrs and held up fine. When I came back the nex day people where STILL eating it and saying how yummy it was..give it a try...I GUARANTEE YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!

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A-MAZING!! I made this dish for a dinner party last night and everyone loved it! The only alternations i made were adding lime juice instead of lemon and sauteing peas and mushrooms before adding it penne pasta!! I will never go back to pesto in a jar again!!

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Easy and very tasty. Not a "showstopper" but more of a "reach for this when you need a quick and tasty pasta dish" type meal.

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This recipe is absolutely delicious...but you need to be a fan of pesto!

I made my own pesto, then added olive oil to the cool pasta to my liking and did the same with the mayo about one cup! Followed the recipe and it was a winner!