64 cheesy pea recipes

Classic spaghetti primavera with seven blanched vegetables, sauteed mushrooms and tomatoes, a white wine cream sauce, pine nuts, and Parmesan. A springtime showstopper.

Chilled brown rice salad loaded with shrimp, bay scallops, Jarlsberg cheese, sunflower seeds, raisins, and crisp red bell pepper. Toss with your favorite dressing and serve over greens.

Paneer is a fresh cheese with plenty of texture and protein. In this traditional northern Indian dish, Paneer is combined with green peas in a spicy tomato-ginger sauce. Fresh Paneer is quite crumbly, so it is generally cut into cubes and sauteed until golden before combining with other ingredients. For variety, try adding some finely minced fresh cilantro and a little freshly ground black pepper to the mixture before cubing and frying. If you do have any left over, serve it warm in whole wheat pita bread topped with sliced tomaotes and crunchy red onions.

Ham and vegetable linguine with asparagus, mushrooms, zucchini, and peas in a Parmesan cream sauce. A loaded one-skillet pasta dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Layers of tender chicken, sliced red potatoes, carrots, and sweet peas blanketed in creamy Swiss cheese sauce. Made entirely in the microwave for a fast weeknight dinner.

Vegetarian penne pasta with fresh Roma tomato sauce, broccoli, zucchini, sugar snap peas, carrots, and Parmesan. A colorful one-pot weeknight dinner.

No tomato and not very cheesy but very delicious. Recipe for the pizza base as well as the topping. Use your own pizza base recipe if you prefer or a store bought one.

Warm and soft pears poached in wine with vanilla and blue cheese.

Spaghetti tossed with black-eyed peas, artichoke hearts, black olives, and Parmesan in a garlicky bean broth. A hearty, protein-packed meatless pasta dinner in 30 minutes.

Risotto primavera packs spring vegetables into creamy arborio rice: green beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, carrots, and tomatoes folded in stages, finished with butter and Parmigiano. The garden in a bowl.

Invite memories of Italy into your home with this exquisite dish!

North Indian stuffed eggplant boats packed with spiced potato, peas, carrots and bell pepper, finished with toasted sesame seeds. Vegan and dairy-free with cumin, coriander, turmeric and ginger.

Get some home-grown, store-bought or local farm-produced spring vegetables to make a hearty, tasty, chunky and crunchy spring stew, the fresh ingredients make the stew taste so refreshing.

Vegetarian red bean shepherd's pie with sliced potato layers, garbanzos, red beans, green peas, and bell pepper seasoned with cumin and coriander. A meatless, comforting casserole.

Traditional Italian minestrone with white beans, vegetables, broken spaghetti, and a Parmesan rind simmered into the broth for umami depth. The classic peasant-soup approach.

Chiles en Nogada, Mexico's patriotic dish: roasted poblanos stuffed with a sweet-savory pork picadillo, draped in a cool, creamy walnut sauce and scattered with ruby pomegranate seeds. The green, white, and red of the flag on one plate.