3 Weeknight Pasta Recipes (in 15 minutes!)

Three easy pasta dishes that anyone can make in 15 minutes! Perfect for on-the-go lunches or weeknight dinners. All vegan, low in fat and can be made gluten free and/or high in protein.

Almond Basil Pesto Pasta

• 1 serving pasta 85g
• 1 cup basil leaves (around 45g)
• 1  garlic clove
• 1 tablespoon nutiritonal yeast
• ¼ c roasted almonds (or pinenuts/cashews)
• 2 tablespoon EVOO
• Juice of half a lemon
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• Vegan parmesan (¼c hemp hearts, 1 tablespoon nooch, pinch of salt, ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder)
• Cherry tomatoes

Veggie Stir fry with Peanut Sauce  

• 1 serving of noodles (85g)
• handful of sugar snap peas
• handful of broccoli
• ½ carrot shredded
• ¼ of a bell pepper sliced
• 2 tablespoon peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• ½ tablespoon maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon sriacha
• ½ teaspoon lime juice
• ½ teaspoon miso
• ½ clove of garlic
• ½ teaspoon fresh minced ginger
• 1-2 tablespoon water

Hummus Veggie Pasta

• 1 serving pasta (85g)
• ½ small onion
• ½ c mushrooms
• ½ bell pepper sliced
• 1 c spinach
• ¼ c hummus*
• salt and pepper to taste

Notes: *I use homemade hummus with nutritional yeast in it, but if you're using an original flavour, optionally add 1-2 tbsp!