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Green Broccoli Pasta
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Cooking method:
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- Prep Time: 3 mins
- Total time: 23 mins
- Skill Easy
- Serves 3 people
Green Broccoli Pasta
Vibrant in colour, this recipe is a good way to sneak the veggies in for your little ones. Nutritional yeast is blended into the sauce for an extra cheesy fix as well as a protein kick.
Utensils required
Ingredients
- 1 leek (thinly sliced)
- 1 head of broccoli (cut into florets)
- 300g penne pasta
- Handful fresh spinach
- 230ml oat milk
- 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
- A pinch pepper
- 10g nutritional yeast
- 40g dairy free grated cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 juice from lemon
- Flaked almonds to garnish
- Chilli flakes to garnish
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Method
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Step 1
Begin by heating a pan of water on a medium heat. Once boiling add the broccoli florets and boil for 15 minutes. Heat a second pan of water and add the pasta to cook.
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Step 2
Meanwhile heat a third large frying pan on a medium heat and add a drizzle of oil along with the sliced leek.
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Step 3
In your ninja blender add the spinach, oat milk, garlic, pepper, nutritional yeast, grated cheese, salt and lemon juice.
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Step 4
Drain the broccoli once cooked and add half of it to the blender along with 140ml pasta water. Blend until smooth.
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Step 5
Drain the pasta and add it to the pan with the leek along with the remaining broccoli florets. Add the green sauce and combine well. Cook for a further few minutes.
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Step 6
Plate up and garnish with flaked almonds and chilli flakes should you wish. Enjoy!
