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Creamy Spinach Pasta
All you need to make this amazing green sauce is a good high-speed blender, six ingredients, and your favorite pasta. This recipe will please your whole family, including picky eaters!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 416 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3,5 oz spinach
- A handful fresh basil
- 12 oz silken tofu
- Lemon juice from ½ lemon
- 2 tablespoon yeast flakes
- ¼ cup pistachios peeled and unsalted
- A pinch of salt
- 12 oz pasta
- ½ cup pasta water
Instructions
- Rinse with fresh water the spinach and basil leaves.
- Add the spinach, basil leaves, silken tofu, lemon juice, yeast flakes, pistachios, and a pinch of salt to a blender jug.
- Blend all the ingredients until you have a smooth sauce.
- Cook the pasta following the package instructions. Before draining the water, reserve about ½ cup of pasta water. Drain the rest of the water and pour the pasta back into the pot.
- Add the green sauce onto the cooked pasta, and pour some of the pasta water. Mix well and add the rest of the pasta water if needed until you have the desired creamy sauce.
- Serve with some crushed pistachios on top, some extra basil leaves, and chili flakes if you enjoy spicy food.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
416kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
73g
(24%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Sodium
33mg
(1%)
Potassium
639mg
(18%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
2376IU
(48%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
96mg
(10%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 416
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 416kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 73g | 24% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 33mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 639mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 2376IU | 48% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 96mg | 10% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.