Sunday is special.
Sunday is my day for farmer’s market strolls, off-key church singing, and giant bowls of pasta.
Sunday is not my day for standing in long grocery store lines, trying terribly to sing on-key, and dainty salads.
I don’t take out my measuring cups. I leave a few dirty dishes in the sink. I try not to work too hard… excepts I end up working a bit anyway.
At least there’s pasta.
Easy Sunday Lemon Pasta
Cook pasta in boiling salted water. When the pasta is almost cooked through, add a good handful of frozen peas to the boiling water. When pasta is al dente, drain. Return hot pasta and peas to the pan. Douse liberally with olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Add lemon zest if you’d like. Sprinkle generously with red pepper flakes, salt, fresh chopped parsley and parmesan cheese.
For some added kick, saute some minced garlic and diced onions in olive oil and add to the hot pasta. Add chicken. Add grilled steak. Add roasted cherry tomatoes. Throw in a splash of cream. Basil! Oregano! More cheese! Live well. It’s Sunday.
Bonnie
Yum, I think I’ll make this for dinner tonight!
Rachel Stone
Yummy! I love a lemony pasta for an easy dinner, and this one is even easier than the one I usually do.
Carissa
This is just my kind of pasta dish. If it’s easy, involves a veggie, some EVOO, and seasonings, it will be good. Pasta is like that.
Helen
Mmmm pasta & wine (not just for Sundays)
Seanna Lea
This sounds awesome, but I love lemon in all its forms.
Unfortunately, I’m completely out of lemon. Used it all on Sunday making your rolls and lemon curd (I said I would fill them with lemon curd and it worked awesomely).
Janet
Oh that was what inspired our dinner last night. We had a pound of squid ink pasta, some pretty little fresh chanterelles, shallots, parmesan, a grating of lemon rind. It was superb. Thanks for the Sunday supper plan!
caroline
my sundays mirror yours.
and I love lemon pasta. never made a pasta dish with the type of pasta you used (what is it called again?) but I’ve always been intrigued by that pasta. need to buy some and make some soon!
Notyet100
Even I had pasta for dinner yesterday ,ur looks delicious,my kid luved pasta with tea
Kristina
This dish sound fantastic! And super easy! I found your blog yesterday through Pinterest, a pin on cinnamon pull apart bread ( which I am off to make in a bit).
Amazing photos and recipes, I think I will be spending a lot of time here! Have a great day!
Charis
What a fresh and easy recipe!
Must try it :)
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
I love this easy dish. In Switzerland we don’t have farmers markets on Sundays – only Saturdays! Everything is closed…like, everything. It’s a seriously lazy day!
Becca
LOL this is similar to what my family of Italians call “pasta piselli.” My family all used to fight over who had to eat it because no one liked it! It was considered “farmer’s food” or a “poor man’s plate” because it was a common dish eaten by farmhands and workers like my family back in the day.
hahaha and now it’s gourmet! Would you look at that!
Honestly though when my Nonna made this dish it was incredible and I loved it. I don’t know why they didn’t like it, I guess they were all sick of it because it was made so often!
Thanks for the bringing back such a fond memory! I’ll have to try it with the lemon twist!
Kelsey
Perfect! There’s enough to worry about on Sunday – like Monday! – without thinking about a complicated dinner. You are so smart to put the peas in with the pasta, never would have thought of that.
Butta Bean's Ya Ya
Oh my, you have just taken me back 30 years to my dear friend’s father’s Italian kitchen.”Spaghetti and peas” was his Friday evening “go to” meal to prepare for us prior to a full night of bar hopping……simple perfection!
Kelsey @aslolife
love Sundays and love pasta–just trying not to think about tomorrow!