The Best Kale Pasta Recipe

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: pecorino cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and offers a cheesy flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Blanch curly and lacinato kale in boiling water for about 1 minute.

Remove kale from water and keep the water for boiling pasta.

Add garlic to the same water and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Bring the kale water back to the stove and add more water if needed.

Slowly add malat pasta to the boiling water and cook for 10-12 minutes until al dente.

In a separate pot, add close to 1 cup of olive oil for the sauce.

Season the sauce with salt, but no pepper.

Reserve some pasta water to thin the sauce if necessary.

Combine the kale sauce with the cooked pasta without draining it, mixing thoroughly.

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