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a big pan of spaghetti with a bright green sauce

Super Green Pasta

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A delicious nourishing pasta dish that costs under $2.50 per serving.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword budget friendly, budget friendly vegan recipe, cheap vegan recipe, cost effective vegan recipe, low budget vegan recipe, recession recipes, vegan pasta dish, vegan pasta recipe, vegan pasta sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 516.7
Author carleigh

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 453 g whole wheat spaghetti
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 4 cups curly kale de-stemmed
  • 150g frozen spinach thawed slightly, or 4 cups fresh
  • 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ΒΌ cup sunflower seeds soaked overnight or boiled for 10 minutes
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 cup pasta water

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, and add the kale, spinach and garlic. Allow to blanch until bright green, approximately 4 minutes.
  • Using a slotted spoon or a colander, transfer the greens and garlic to a blender cup. Add the spaghetti to the remaining pot of boiling water, and cook according to package directions, reserving 1 1/2 cups of pasta water.
  • Add the remaining ingredients including the salt, lemon juice, sunflower seeds, nutritional yeast and reserved pasta water to the blender. Combine until a smooth sauce is formed.
  • Pour the sauce into a pan with the cooked pasta and more pasta water as needed to thin. Coat the spaghetti, and serve, with more crushed sunflower seeds, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper as desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 516.7kcal | Carbohydrates: 97.6g | Protein: 25.8g | Fat: 7.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.8g | Sodium: 1239.7mg | Potassium: 856.9mg | Fiber: 7.2g | Sugar: 1.7g | Vitamin A: 11100.9IU | Vitamin C: 79.8mg | Calcium: 284mg | Iron: 7mg