
Green Penne
By EJ Alvarez
August 10, 2015

Green Penne
Ingredients
- 1 lb Reserved Cooking Liquid
- 2 tbsp Parmigiano Cheese grated
- 1/2 cup Lemon Slices
- 1 cup Rice Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Penne
- 1 tsp mint leaves
- 1 tbsp Sun-dried Tomatoes
- 2 cups Roasted Red Pepper chopped
- 1/2 cup plum tomato thawed
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions and save ½ cup of cooking liquid on the side. Drain the pasta.
- In food processor or Hand held blender, combine ½ the cheese, oil, basil, parsley, lemon zest, and pine nuts and puree.
- In same pot that pasta was cooked in, add 1 tbsp olive oil and let heat.
- Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
- Add spinach and peas and cook 2-3 minutes until spinach wilts.
- Add reserved ½ cup pasta cooking water to pesto mixture and mix well.
- Add pasta to pot with spinach in it, then add pesto mixture and mix well over medium heat until well heated throughout.
- Season with salt & pepper. Serve, using remaining parm cheese to top.
Notes
Nutrition
Sodium: 1591mgCalcium: 2860mgVitamin C: 230.2mgVitamin A: 11650IUSugar: 19gFiber: 53gPotassium: 2380mgCholesterol: 211mgCalories: 3858kcalMonounsaturated Fat: 95gPolyunsaturated Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 75gFat: 229gProtein: 144gCarbohydrates: 359gIron: 24.8mg
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Lisa Shanken
My passion is to help you live your healthiest and most harmonious life, but in a way that’s realistic and practical for you as a unique individual on this planet. My philosophy is all about “balance,” never a diet since a diet is not sustainable for life, aka Kill The Diet.