Quick Spinach Lemon Pasta

Serves

4

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Ingredients

9 oz. (255g) pasta
5.3 oz. (150g) spinach
1 lemon, zested & juiced
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tbsp. + 1 tsp. olive oil
4 tbsp. nutritional yeast
salt & pepper
3 tbsp. pine nuts, roasted

Nutrition

(Per Serving)

Calories

409

Fats

19 g

Protein

10 g

Carbs

47 g

Instructions

  • Cook the pasta according to instructions on the packaging, reserve some of the pasta water before draining the pasta.
  • Blanch the spinach in boiling water until it’s just wilted. Cool and squeeze out any excess water.
  • Place the spinach into a food processor along with the garlic, lemon zest, half the lemon juice, olive oil and nutritional yeast. Season with salt and pepper and blitz until smooth.
  • Mix the spinach paste with the cooked pasta. Add a little of the reserved pasta water if necessary, to achieve a creamy consistency. Season with salt and pepper, top with pine nuts and serve immediately.