Green Goddess Pasta

Name: Green Goddess Pasta
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 37 min
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 1 medium zucchini roughly chopped; 1 C frozen edamame; 2 C spinach; 1/4 C diced yellow onion; 1 tbsp minced garlic; 1/2 tsp sea salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/4 C parmesan (regular or df); 1/4 C avocado or olive oil; 5 servings pasta; 1 C reserved pasta water

4 steps

Prep:12minCook:25min

A delicious easy and plant-based pasta dish with lots of veggies and bold flavors. Recipe is by @ems.intuitive.eats (follow in Instagram and tiktok)

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:50:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories492.4 kcal (25%)

Total Fat17.7 g (25%)

Carbs66.8 g (26%)

Sugars4.8 g (5%)

Protein16.8 g (34%)

Sodium263.3 mg (13%)

Fiber5.1 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1zucchini

medium, roughly chopped

1 Cfrozen edamame

2 cspinach

0.25 Cyellow onion

diced

1 Tbspminced garlic

½ tspsea salt

½ tspblack pepper

¼ tspred pepper flakes

1 Tbsplemon juice

0.25 Cparmesan

regular or df

0.25 Cavocado oil

or olive

5 servingspasta

1 Cpasta water

reserved

Instructions

Step 1

1. Cook pasta (al dente) and reserve 1 C of the water. Set cooked pasta and reserved water aside.

Step 2

2. Heat a little oil in a pan over medium heat and sauté edamame for a few minutes. Then add in zucchini, garlic, and onion and sauté until veggies are tender. Add in spinach and continue to sauté for 2 more minutes. Take veggies off the heat and set aside to cool for 5 minutes.

Step 3

3. Add all the cooked veggies, salt, lemon juice, oil, parmesan and peppers to a food processor or blender and puree until a thick sauce forms. Add a little of the reserved pasta water at a time while continuing to blend until the sauce is a desired consistency. I used about 3/4 c of the water.

Step 4

4. Heat the pot that you cooked the pasta in over low heat, pour the green sauce in and add the pasta in. Stir. Serve once it’s heated to your liking!