Easy Vegetarian One Pot Pasta | MmHmm

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta made from semolina

Whole grain pasta adds fiber and nutrients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is heart-healthy and has a high smoke point.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade stock can be lower in sodium and more flavorful.

Start by melting some butter in a pot.

Add olive oil to the melted butter.

Saute chopped onions until translucent.

Add minced garlic and cook for a minute.

Add chopped zucchini and scotch bonnet pepper (remove seeds and membrane).

Saute for one minute.

Add tomatoes and 1/2 a basil sweet pepper.

Season with salt and black pepper, then saute for one minute.

Add ruku to the mixture.

Add pasta directly to the pot without any liquid.

Cook the pasta with the veggies on low heat for 4 minutes.

After 4 minutes, add coconut milk and hot water (about a cup).

Allow the pasta to cook for another 8 minutes on medium to low heat.

Finish the dish with a drizzle of olive oil and some fresh basil.

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