Name: Vegan Basil Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 pack gluten free pasta (I like chickpea pasta); 1 head broccoli, chopped into 1cm pieces; 1 tsp minced garlic; 1 pack vegan basil pesto (I use IPastai brand from the fridge section); 1 large zucchini, grated; 1 large carrot, grated; 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes, sliced finely; 2 small chillies, sliced finely (Or 1/2 tablespoon chilli flakes); 1 jar macadamia feta cheese in oil, drained; 1/2 small pack pine nuts, roasted (I add more because I love them!); 1 pack baby spinach (single pack), roughly sliced; 1 sprinkle cracked pepper (Use as much or as little as you like! )

Vegan Basil Pesto Pasta

This delicious vegan dish is both nutritious and filling!

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Servings: 6 people

Course: Main Course

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

1 pack gluten free pasta I like chickpea pasta
1 head broccoli, chopped into 1cm pieces
1 tsp minced garlic
1 pack vegan basil pesto I use IPastai brand from the fridge section
1 large zucchini, grated
1 large carrot, grated
1/4 cup sundried tomatoes, sliced finely
2 small chillies, sliced finely Or 1/2 tablespoon chilli flakes
1 jar macadamia feta cheese in oil, drained
1/2 small pack pine nuts, roasted I add more because I love them!
1 pack baby spinach (single pack), roughly sliced
1 sprinkle cracked pepper Use as much or as little as you like!

Method

Boil water in a large pot and add pasta. Set the timer for 5 minutes short of the cooking time.
While the pasta is cooking, roast the pine nuts until golden. Take off heat and set aside.
When the timer for the pasta goes off, add the chopped broccoli to the water and boil for 5 minutes.
When the timer goes off again, strain the contents of the pot, saving approx 1.5 cups of the water. Set the water, the broccoli and the pasta aside.
Fry the garlic in the now empty pot for one minute.
Add the water, the pesto, zucchini, carrot, sundried tomatoes, chillies, and feta cheese and stir over medium heat until the vegetables are cooked.
Add the drained pasta and broccoli and stir through until well combined, then add the baby spinach and pine nuts.
Sprinkle generously with cracked pepper.

Vegan Basil Pesto Pasta