Comments on: Lemony Green Pasta with Peas & Ricotta

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:07:22 +0000

This was delicious! I needed a zesty spring dish this week.
I’m curious if blending a bit of ricotta into the sauce would cream it up a little?

By: Adrianna

Adrianna — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:58:51 +0000

Made this last night. I’m a BIG fan of cookie+kate as I’m a vegetarian and love 99% of her recipes! This one was…pretty time consuming (not a problem) but the kale flavor at the end is just very overwhelming. I used organic lacinato kale (which I like!) I had to almost triple the amount of lemon to drown out the earthiness of the kale, and add chopped up basil and pine nuts to add some kind of depth to it. Even well seasoned with salt, pepper, lemon zest and red pepper flakes the recipe seemed to be missing dimension and tasted almost muddy from the kale. Suggestions for improvement would be maybe JUST the leaves of the kale, adding 1/4 cup of heavy cream or coconut cream to the sauce, and definitely chopped herbs (I wish I had put the chopped basil in the blender not just on top of the finished product), maybe fresh chives chopped on top as well, and I wish I toasted my pine nuts. While I’m glad this is a “healthier” sauce because it’s green, I don’t see myself making this again. I do appreciate the beauty of the color, the health aspect and a different take on “pesto” however! Thank you Kate for the recipe- but can you come out with a different “green” sauce? Willing to try again! <3

By: Cookie and Kate

Cookie and Kate — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 04:49:14 +0000

In reply to Marisa. Hi Marisa, I'm sorry the color didn't come out. Greens like kale come in a wide variety of shades, so it is possible that is what made the difference.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:40:52 +0000

Hi Kate! I loved the recipe but noticed that the bright green sauce turned to an unpleasant looking dark green after sitting in the blender for a while. Could it be my oil/garlic was too hot? Too much lemon? The flavor was good but I wish I could have captured the bright green as in your photos

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:53:51 +0000

I sort of combined this recipe with the lemony chard pasta recipe–I sliced and sauteed the kale like the chard is in that recipe, but otherwise I used the ingredients in this recipe. Delicious!

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:45:15 +0000

In reply to Mariko. That's wonderful! I love it. Thank you for sharing, Mariko.

By: Mariko

Mariko — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:09:20 +0000

Love this! I’ve been making it for years and my family from toddlers to adults love.

By: Shannon B

Shannon B — Wed, 29 May 2024 01:00:01 +0000

Has anyone had success with freezing the sauce? We love this dish, but I’d like to make the sauce ahead of time and freeze it so we have some healthy meals ready to go in the freezer :)

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 08 May 2024 00:20:47 +0000

In reply to Janet. I love to hear that, Janet! Thank you for your review.

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 02:50:17 +0000

This was so good! Super easy to cook the kale in the pasta water and I love that we used all of the kale. Such an easy recipe and so delicious. I will definitely make again!