One Pot Pasta - Plant Based Pasta Dish in 40 Minutes!

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.

Chop one small onion into half-inch pieces and set aside.

Peel and chop four cloves of garlic, roughly chopping them.

Add the chopped onion and garlic to the pot without sautéing them first.

Chop six medium mushrooms into chunks and add them to the pot.

Add one cup of frozen peas to the pot.

Pour in one (28 oz) can of crushed tomatoes into the pot.

Add two tablespoons of tomato paste to the pot.

Add half a cup of dried lentils to the pot.

Add four ounces of rotini pasta to the pot.

Pour in two cups of homemade veggie broth into the pot.

Add one tablespoon of thyme and one tablespoon of basil to the pot.

Add one teaspoon of red pepper flakes to the pot, adjusting to taste.

Add two tablespoons of nutritional yeast to the pot.

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