What’s Cookin’ Wednesday – Spinach Cream Pasta

This was one that I found, made some modifications to it, and was so shocked with how it turned out! Super simple and quick dinner that’s packed with protein and delicious!

Ingredients:

Pasta:

-2 cups red lentil pasta

-1 bag frozen peas

-1/2 bag Quorn meatless pieces

Sauce:

-2 cups spinach

-1 tbl olive oil

-3 cloves of garlic

-1/4 cup nutritional yeast

-1 can lite coconut milk

-pink salt (to taste)

-pepper (to taste)

Directions:

-In a food processor combine all of the sauce ingredients until smooth

-Cook pasta according to package directions

-Place peas in a strainer and run warm water over them to help thaw (or if in a steamer bag, steam them in microwave)

-Add the sauce into a skillet on medium heat.

-Add meatless pieces and peas to sauce and cook for 5 minutes

-Once pasta is fully cooked add to skillet with sauce and meatless pieces and cook for additional 5 minutes