Name: The Five Ps: Pasta, Pesto, Pork Sausage, Pine Nuts, Peas, and Parmesan.
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: italian sausages; peas; pesto; parmesan cheese; penne (dry); pine nuts; marinara sauce

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The Five Ps: Pasta, Pesto, Pork Sausage, Pine Nuts, Peas, and Parmesan.

Six items, all beginning with the letter P. At the time this recipe was created, there were only five Ps.

by Tom Laramee

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40 minutes

4 servings

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dairy-free

(?)

Has dairy from:

parmesan cheese

gluten-free

(?)

Has gluten from:

penne (dry)

kid friendly

has meat

(?)

Has meat from:

italian sausage

has pasta

(?)

Has pasta from:

penne (dry)

has seafood

mediterranean

vegan

(?)

Not vegan due to:

italian sausage
parmesan cheese
penne (dry)

vegetarian

(?)

Not vegetarian due to:

italian sausage

pescatarian

(?)

Not pescatarian due to:

italian sausage

paleo

(?)

Not paleo due to:

parmesan cheese
penne (dry)

This recipe has no customizations.

Nutrition to Balance

This recipe has Fiber as 99.7% and Sodium as 129% (as a percentage of RDA).

You'll likely need to take these into account today to balance out your diet.

Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 3.6% of RDA
• Calories: 72.3% of RDA
• Carbs: 68.2% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 65.4% of RDA
• Fiber: 99.7% of RDA
• Fructose: 8.6% of RDA
• Protein: 36.3% of RDA
• Sodium: 129% of RDA
• Sugar: 28.6% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 42.0% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 50.6% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 23.0% of RDA
• Iron: 6.8% of RDA
• Magnesium: 78.5% of RDA
• Manganese: 31.9% of RDA
• Niacin: 81.4% of RDA
• Potassium: 40.3% of RDA
• Zinc: 46.8% of RDA

If any nutritional component is greater than 75% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 600% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Balance” rating.

Whether this matters for your diet depends mostly on what other foods you consume today.

MACROS

Carbohydrate

187

Calories

1445

Fiber

27.9

Iron

1.36

Protein

40.8

Sodium

1938

Sugars

10.7

Fat (total lipid)

40.0

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

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Ingredient

whole

italian sausages

{P}ork sausages, mild-italian.

cup

pea

{P}eas.

tbsp

pesto

{P}esto.

parmesan cheese

{P}armesan cheese, grated.

penne (dry)

{P}enne pasta, 1 bag.

tsp

pine nuts

{P}ine nuts.

cups

marinara sauce

Not beginning with the letter p, unfortunately.

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PREPARATION

Cook the sausages first, as they need the most time. I just pour some olive oil in a deep pan, then brown them over medium heat. Once the outside is cooked, I pour the jar of marinara over them and let that simmer on medium/low for 20 minutes.

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water with some salt.

That's it! See notes on how to serve.

NOTES, TIPS, TRICKS, HINTS, ETC:

Since this is for my children, we serve everything a la carte. They get a plate of {p}asta, with a sliced {p}ork italian sausage on the side. They are free to add, or not add, {p}esto, {p}eas, {p}armesan, and/or {p}ine nuts.

Marinara is optional. If they want it (which they never do), i just spoon it over the pasta.

I usually mix the {p}esto in with the {p}enne {p}asta if they want {p}esto.

{P}armesan goes on top.

{P}eas go on the side.

{P}ine nuts either get mixed in or set in a small dish off to the side.

THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

Make it Gluten Free!

A gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free penne (dry) for penne (dry).

Make it Wheat Free!

A wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free penne (dry) for penne (dry).

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 1445

Protein 40.8 g

Carbohydrates 187 g

Iron 1.36 mg

Fiber 27.9 g

Calcium 36.5 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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