How to Make Pasta Piselle (with Peas)

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a cost-effective alternative for cooking.

Heat 4 tablespoons of oil in a pan over high heat.

Lower the heat to medium-high and add the chopped onion.

Sauté the onion until translucent, about a few minutes.

Add the chopped garlic and parsley to the pan and sauté for a couple of minutes to release the flavors.

Add the small can of tomato sauce and the small can of peas to the pan.

Stir in 1 teaspoon of salt and mix well.

Cook the pasta according to the box instructions, which say 10 minutes, but cook for 7-8 minutes instead to avoid mushiness.

Reserve some pasta water before draining the pasta.

Combine the drained pasta with the sauce in the pan, adding a little bit of the reserved pasta water to help absorb the sauce.

Serve with freshly grated cheese on top.

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