Roasted Garlic and Green Pea Pasta Sauce

Name: Roasted Garlic and Green Pea Pasta Sauce Recipe
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 head garlic or 8 cloves jarred garlic; 1 pound frozen peas (2 cups); 1 cup nonfat evaporated milk; 2 tsp. grated parmesan cheese; 2 tsp. chopped parsley

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Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 head garlic or 8 cloves jarred garlic1 pound frozen peas (2 cups)1 cup nonfat evaporated milk2 tsp. grated parmesan cheese2 tsp. chopped parsley

Directions

Preheat oven to 350�F. Cut off the stem end of the head of garlic exposing the cloves inside. Wrap in foil and bake in preheated oven 1 hour or until very soft. Unwrap and allow to cool. (Or use 8 cloves of jarred garlic.) Drop the peas into boiling water and cook 2 minutes. Drain and toss into a blender. Squeeze the garlic head toward the cut end to collect all the soft flesh. Add to the peas in the blender along with the evaporated milk. Blend until smooth. Push through a sieve and reheat. Serve over pasta with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley on top.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RHOADAN.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 78.1
Total Fat: 0.4 g
Cholesterol: 2.1 mg
Sodium: 113.0 mg
Total Carbs: 12.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
Protein: 6.2 g

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Member Reviews

MARYELLEN301
Not bad after I spiced it up several notches! I used Basil and Herbs de Provence along with Jane's Crazy Mixed up salt. Straining is not an option but a MUST! thought the fiber might be OK, but you really need to keep that step in there! Other herbs...chervil or mint might be good? - 9/6/10