This green pasta is made with blanched frozen broccoli and spinach, silken tofu, and nutritional yeast for a quick no-chop meal! It's perfect for a weeknight dinner as it comes together in just 30 minutes.
It's a complete meal consisting of carbs, veggies, and protein, but it can also be a side dish.
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Spinach Broccoli Pasta
This green pasta is made with blanched frozen broccoli and spinach, silken tofu, nutritional yeast, and spices for a quick no-chop meal! It's perfect for a weeknight dinner as it comes together in just 30 minutes!
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Ingredients
- 400 g frozen broccoli blanched
- 200 g spinach blanched
- 500 g pasta use gluten-free if needed
- 350 g silken tofu
- 2 garlic cloves
- 15 g fresh basil ~½ cup
- ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
- ½ cup pasta water
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
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Instructions
- Cook pasta according to packaging instructions. Before draining reserve 1 cup pasta water.500 g pasta
- To blanch veggies: If you haven't already, fill a large pot with water and salt it generously. Let it come to a boil and in the meantime prepare an ice bath (fill a large bowl with water and add plenty of ice to it). When the water is boiling, add the spinach and cook for 30 seconds. Drain and dunk in the ice water immediately. Then, add the broccoli to the boiling water and cook for 2 minutes. Drain and add to the ice water as well. Drain everything well before blending.400 g frozen broccoli, 200 g spinach
- To make the sauce, add all of the ingredients to a blender except the pasta and lemon zest. Blend until smooth and creamy.400 g frozen broccoli, 350 g silken tofu, 2 garlic cloves, 15 g fresh basil, ⅓ cup nutritional yeast, ½ cup pasta water, Salt and black pepper to taste, 1 lemon, juiced and zested, 200 g spinach
- Add the sauce to a pot and add the lemon zest. Add the pasta and toss to coat. If needed, add a splash more of pasta water. Serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 405.1kcal | Carbohydrates: 72.9g | Protein: 20.8g | Fat: 3.6g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.4g | Sodium: 177.1mg | Potassium: 718.1mg | Fiber: 6.6g | Sugar: 5.3g | Vitamin A: 183.6IU | Vitamin C: 73.9mg | Calcium: 114.4mg | Iron: 3.9mg
Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with third-party calculations without including the optional ingredients.
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