A Gathering of Veggie Deliciousness!
Mellow Kale Pesto Pasta with Beets Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 4-5 A mellow and smooth kale pesto highlighted with sweet roasted beets. Ingredients Pesto: 1 small or ½ large bunch kale (a few stems okay) 3 tbsp pine nuts 2 cloves garlic 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 tsp sea salt ½…
Minestrone Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: This is truly my grandma’s minestrone recipe. Hearty and packed with delicious vegetables. Ingredients 1 can garbanzo beans (or red kidney beans), don’t drain 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon garlic salt 1 clove garlic, pressed or minced ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil ¼…
Easy Tomato Sauce Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Serves: 4 An Italian recipe for making an easy tomato sauce, delicious and quick. Ingredients 3 tablespoons olive oil ½ teaspoon salt 1-2 large cloves of garlic chopped 1½ teaspoons oregano 5 basil leaves chopped 2 dashes of hot pepper…
Penne Peperonata Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 60 mins Total time: 1 hour 5 minutes Serves: 2 Pasta heaven! A peperonata sauce with home-roasted red bell peppers, spicy jalapenos and some fresh basil to top it off. A satisfying and warming meal – perfect for the cold days ahead of us. Ingredients red bell…
Creamy Butternut Squash Rigatoni Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 3-4 This creamy butternut squash sauce is a play on my favourite pasta sauce of all time! Using butternut squash instead of roasted red peppers in this recipe makes it the ultimate form of fall comfort food! Ingredients 3 cups butternut squash cubes 2…
Stove-Top Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Serves: 4-6 Tender pasta generously slathered in quite possibly the most velvety, rich, and creamy cheese sauce you’ve ever encountered … seriously decadent and totally worth it. Ingredients 1/2 pound (8 ounces) pasta (macaroni, rotini, penne, or…
Vegan Garlic Cream Pasta with Roasted Broccoli & Mushrooms Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 30 minutes Serves: 6 Pasta slathered in a vegan garlic cream sauce and piled high with roasted broccoli and mushrooms. Easy, quick, and comforting! Ingredients 1 large head broccoli florets, cut in half or quartered 14 ounces mushrooms, cut into…
Stuffed Pasta Shells Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 50 minutes Total time: 65 minutes Serves: 4-6 The best baked stuffed pasta shells, a ricotta filling and a delicious creamy tomato sauce. Ingredients 1 cup (250 grams) ricotta (if ricotta is really watery, drain in sieve for an hour) 4 1/2 cups (150 grams) fresh…
Ravioli with Sautéed Asparagus and Walnuts Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Total time: 15 minutes Serves: 2 A quick and easy ravioli dish with sautéed asparagus and walnuts in a light, easy butter lemon sauce. Ingredients 1 – 8 oz package of fresh ravioli – I used Trader Joe’s goat cheese and…
Zucchini Cream Cheese Pasta Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A deliciously easy, creamy and light dish. Zucchini cream cheese pasta. Ingredients 3 small to medium sized zucchini diced 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 cup cream cheese light 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon parsley 1/2 cup water 3 – 3 1/2…
Healthy Pesto Tomato and Broccoli Pasta Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 30 minute pasta skillet with pesto sauce, sun dried tomatoes and Parmesan cheese. Ingredients 2 cups whole wheat or gluten free any shape pasta, uncooked 1 cup pasta water 2 large garlic cloves, minced 1 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin 1/4 cup…
Tomato-Butter Sauce Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A gorgeously rich, highly flavoured tomato sauce – super easy to put together and great over pasta, roasted vegetables, whole grains… Ingredients 2 tins (400g each) organic tomatoes 2 red onions 70g butter salt, to taste freshly ground black pepper, to taste optional: sprinkle of crushed,…