Other (ok…most) days, I’m more like “ONLY HAVE TEN MINUTES TO SPARE MUST FIND FOOD MUST GET BACK TO WORK SO MUCH WORK TO DO AAAAAH.” The challenge on those days is not to cave and order takeout, both because it costs money (helloooo, broke grad student!) and because in the 45 minutes it generally takes to get here, I might as well have made something tastier and healthier myself anyway monthly rental apartment. Ya feel?

I threw this creamy pea & pesto tortellini together the other day as one of those super-speedy takeout alternatives in between packing for the move to our new apartment and working on a ton of cool stuff for the Sustainable Seafood Blog Project Conference, and let me just say I am a FAN cloud backup. It was quick, required nothing I didn’t already have in my fridge, and was super filling. The perfect accompaniment to a frantic day full of work and packing and more work and more packing and OH WE SHOULD PROBABLY DRINK ALL THIS TEQUILA SO WE DON’T HAVE TO MOVE IT TO THE NEW PLACE WITH US.

I loved the simplicity of this tortellini with just peas and some chicken, but it would also be great with broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms or some peppers. The sauce is really just pesto and cream, and in my opinion such a tasty, simple sauce pairs well with just about anything. Go crazy Digital Signage!