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Saturday, February 25, 2017
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Tuscan Spinach Pasta
Hey everyone! Today I want to share one of my favorite pasta dishes. Well, it's the vegan Italian sausages that make me love it so much! I highly recommend the Tofurky Original Italian Sausage. I first found it at a Stop & Shop in the produce section where they have the other vegetarian foods. In my dish, I also used gluten free ziti because regular pasta just doesn't sit right with me. (Warning: the Tofurky sausage is NOT GF.) I like Barilla Gluten Free Ziti because I find the texture to be most like regular pasta, it tastes good, and it's affordable! (I buy it in bulk at BJ's Wholesale.)
If you don't use all 4 sausages for this recipe, stick the extra in the freezer because it stays longer. |
While I share with you recipes as I enjoy to eat them, please remember that recipes are mainly suggestions or guidelines! Don't turn away from a recipe just because you don't like one thing about it. They aren't written in stone!
Tuscan Spinach Pasta
(expected to make about 4-5 servings)
Ingredients:
1/2 box of pasta
3-4 handfuls of spinach
3-4 Tofurky Italian sausages
handful of black or kalamata olives
1 can of garbanzo beans
1 cup of pasta sauce
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 Tbsp basil
1/2 Tbsp oregano
Directions:
- In a medium or large pot, bring water to a boil and add pasta once boiling. Turn heat down to medium-high heat.
- Place sausages on a frying pan to lightly cook them. Rotate sausages while they cook.
- After about 10 minutes, remove the pasta from heat and drain the water. Also, remove the sausage at this time.
- Put the pot with the pasta back on the stove on medium-low heat.
- Add the spinach, garbanzos, olive oil, spices, and pasta sauce to the pasta and mix well.
- Remove the sausages from the pan and slice them into round, bite-sized pieces.
- Add sausage and olives to the pasta and mix well.
- Cook until spinach is a little wilted, then serve!
Enjoy!
Here are some suggested modifications to the recipe:
- If you're looking for less carbs, ditch the pasta and add at least 2 more handfuls of spinach to the recipe.
- Replacing the pasta with quinoa cooked with Italian seasoning and adding the garbanzo beans like I did add protein to the recipe.
- Replace the garbanzo beans with kidney beans.
- Worried about calories? Serve with less pasta, less beans or sausage, and add at least 2 handfuls of spinach. (This recipe as it's written is approximated at 760 calories per serving.)
I love to hear how people make my dishes their own. Please share any modifications you decide to make to the recipe!☺
Thanks for reading!
xo,
Danielle
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Peanut Butter Banana Toast
Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing a common recipe that not many think of when they think vegan breakfast foods...Peanut Butter Banana Toast! It's super simple, takes 3 ingredients and you can find everything you need at any grocery store.
Peanut Butter Banana Toast
Ingredients:
1 medium banana
2 slices of your favorite bread
2 Tbsp peanut butter
Directions:
Shown with chunky PB from Target! |
Peanut Butter Banana Toast
Ingredients:
1 medium banana
2 slices of your favorite bread
2 Tbsp peanut butter
Directions:
- Toast your 2 slices of bread to your liking.
- Spread the peanut butter evenly over both slices.
- Peel and slice your banana into bitesize piece and place on peanut butter.
Enjoy!!
Thanks for reading!
xo,
Danielle
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