Supergreen High Protein Pasta

I absolutely love this recipe. It’s packed with nutrients and tastes absolutely delicious. You get 43g of protein per serving and 12 unique plants, now if that’s not a meal to promote plant diversity, we don’t know what is!

I love to use red lentil pasta, but if you can’t get your hands on it, I would recommend using wholewheat pasta.

You will notice in the recipe instructions that we are using vegetable broth to sauté our veggies instead of oil. If you’ve never tried it, you might be surprised by how well it works. Now we love olive oil here, but I also think it’s nice to showcase #oilfree options here and there for our friends that choose to eat oil-free or those of us that are looking to lower the calorie density of a meal without compromising the taste or nutrient intake. If that’s not you feel free to use olive oil instead.

Supergreen High-Protein Pasta

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A nutrient-packed, delicious pasta dish with 43g of protein per serving and 12 unique plants. Perfect for promoting plant diversity in your diet.

Sarah Cobacho (plantbaes.com)

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Prep TimePrep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook TimeCook Time 20 minutes mins

Total TimeTotal Time 30 minutes mins

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Equipment

• Gold Measuring Cups and Spoons

Servings 3

Ingredients

• ▢ 250 g red lentil pasta
• ▢ 2 cups (182 g) broccoli - chopped into florets
• ▢ 8 asparagus, chopped (bottom white part removed)
• ▢ 100 g king oyster mushroom, sliced (can substitute button mushroom)
• ▢ 250 g silken tofu
• ▢ ½ cup (22 g) nutritional yeast
• ▢ 1 cup (30 g) baby spinach
• ▢ ½ cup (12 g) fresh basil
• ▢ ½ cup (118.29 ml) soy milk
• ▢ 2 onions
• ▢ 6 garlic cloves
• ▢ 1 cup (20 g) arugula (rocket)
• ▢ squeeze of lemon
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ Plant-based feta (optional)

Instructions

• Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. While the pasta is cooking, wash and chop all your vegetables. Dice the onions and finely chop the garlic.
• In a pot on medium heat, sauté the onions for 5 minutes, until softened, using vegetable broth to deglaze the pan as needed. Add the garlic and continue to sauté for another 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked garlic and onions, silken tofu, nutritional yeast, baby spinach, basil and soy milk to a blender. Blend until the mixture is perfectly smooth. Set this sauce aside for later.
• Return to the pot and sauté the mushrooms for a couple of minutes using vegetable broth to deglaze as needed. Add the chopped broccoli, the stem part of the chopped asparagus and a tsp of salt. Sauté for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring regularly. Add the asparagus tops and cook for another couple of minutes until the vegetables are cooked but still slightly firm.
• Lower the heat and add the cooked pasta and sauce to the pot. Cook for a couple of minutes until the sauce is heated. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Separate the pasta into serving bowls and top each with arugula, a squeeze of lemon, and plant-based feta (optional). Enjoy your nutrient-packed, delicious pasta dish.

Nutritional Information

Per Serving

Calories 552kcalCarbohydrates 83gProtein 43gFat 7gSodium 118mgFiber 15gVitamin A 118IUVitamin C 49mgCalcium 145mgIron 4mg