Healthy One Pot Creamy Pasta with Greens

One Pot Creamy Greens Pasta recipe by Nourish Every Day

Healthy One Pot Creamy Pasta with Greens

This throw-it-all-together recipe for One Pot Creamy Pasta with Greens is healthy, flexible and easy to make. It's got a beautiful creamy element without being too heavy.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: egg free, gluten free, nut free, vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 20

Servings: generous serves

Calories: 374kcal

Equipment

Saucepan

Ingredients

1.5-2 cups dried pasta I usually use chickpea pasta spirals but wholemeal pasta also works really well
1 zucchini small/medium size
1 cup broccoli florets
1 large handful baby spinach
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 tbsp Greek yoghurt (unsweetened)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to season

Instructions

Prepare the vegetables by rinsing as needed, and then chop the zucchini and broccoli into small pieces.
Bring a large saucepan of water to boil and add a pinch of salt. Add the pasta to the water and reduce heat so it's bubbling along nicely.
When the pasta only has around 3 minutes to go, add the frozen peas, zucchini and broccoli to the pot to cook with the pasta. For the last 30 seconds or so, add the baby spinach as well so it wilts. Give everything a good stir so it cooks evenly.
Drain the pasta and veggies, reserving a few tablespoons of pasta water. Return the pasta and vegetables to the saucepan and place over a low heat. Stir in the garlic powder, olive oil, yoghurt and parmesan. Add a little bit of the reserved pasta water as needed to create more sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

Notes

*if you have some nice dried herbs on hand you can also add a teaspoon or two of dried herbs for extra flavour. I like to add dried dill, dried chives or a dried Italian herb blend.

*I usually add some protein to this recipe, my favourites are canned tuna, hot smoked salmon or leftover rotisserie chicken. For a vegetarian option use chickpeas or another legume of choice.

Note on Nutrition Facts: the nutritional information has been calculated using plain wheat pasta NOT chickpea pasta or wholemeal pasta, as these options unfortunately were not available in the nutrition software! So, if you use a different pasta the nutritional information will change slightly (will be slightly lower carb, higher fibre and higher protein especially if you use chickpea pasta).

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