Week 3 | 5 Healthy Back-To-School MEAL PREP Recipes 2018

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide a similar texture and flavor at a lower cost.

Add sun-dried tomatoes to the food processor.

Add basil, parmesan cheese, garlic, and pine nuts to the food processor.

Season with red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper.

Blend the ingredients in the food processor until they start to break down.

While blending, slowly add olive oil to achieve a nice texture for the pesto.

Cook fusilli pasta according to package instructions until al dente.

Drain the pasta and toss it with the homemade pesto sauce.

Add finely chopped baby spinach to the pasta and pesto mixture.

Add steamed asparagus spears to the pasta and pesto mixture.

Construct the meal prep box by piling in the pasta mixture, then topping it with bocconcini cheese and chopped cherry tomatoes.

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