PP Yellow Lentil Pasta
Chef: Tami Perry-Cockrell, For The Health of It Tami
Makes: 8-10 Servings
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Total Time: 50 min
INGREDIENTS
2-pkgs yellow lentil pasta (10 oz) (Reserve 1 c cooking water)
1-2 pkgs Cremini mushrooms, (8 oz) cleaned and quartered
1 zucchini quartered and sliced ½”
1 yellow squash quartered and sliced ½”
2 cherry tomato pkgs
1 garlic bulb, each clove smashed
1 fresh spinach pkg (10 oz)
1 c veggie broth, warm
Italian seasoning, to taste
salt & pepper, to taste
red pepper flakes, to taste
fresh basil, as a garnish
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Fill a pasta pot with water and set to boil.
Clean and quarter mushroom and place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. (if mushrooms are larger, cut down until bite-size).
Clean tomatoes and add them to the cookie sheet.
Smash garlic cloves and add to the cookie sheet.
Place cookie sheet in your preheated oven and bake for 20-30 min, when tomatoes start to pop.
If you like, grill the zucchini and squash on an outdoor grill or stovetop grill. If not, Place zucchini and squash in a hot frying pan. Do not use oil, rather add water or vegetable broth if they start to stick. Remove when veggies are al dente. Set aside.
Cook pasta following pkg directions. (Save 1 c of the pasta water)
While pasta is cooking, rough chop the smashed garlic.
Once pasta is cooked, drain, but save 1 c of pasta water, return pasta to the empty pot.
Add uncooked spinach and squash, mushroom, tomatoes, and garlic to pasta along with the warm veggie broth.
Carefully, toss over medium heat, wilting spinach and warming the veggies.
If you need more liquid, add the pasta water. If not, discard.
Season with Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste.
Serve by using tongs and swirl onto the plate in a “nest”.
Garnish with fresh basil and serve.
Tami is currently living her best and healthiest life she has lived in twenty years. 4 ½ months after being diagnosed with too many conditions brought on by the Standard American Diet, she was able to reverse her ailments and become medication free. Today she enjoys cooking plant-based meals and helping others to transition to this to a Whole Plant-Based Lifestyle. She can be found on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.