Pasta With Sugar Snap Peas, Parmesan and Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 8 ounces penne pasta
• 1 (6 ounce) package sugar snap peas, or as desired
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 8 white mushrooms, sliced
• 2 green onions, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 lemon, zested
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint (optional)

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, for 6 minutes. Add sugar snap peas to pasta; cook until pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, about 3 minutes more. Drain.

Return pot to stove and heat olive oil and margarine over medium heat. Add mushrooms, green onions, garlic, and lemon zest; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Add cooked pasta and sugar snap peas; toss to coat. Top with Parmesan cheese and mint.