Simple Edamame Pasta and Edamame Spread
This plant-based, high-protein edamame spread is perfect for healthy meal prep. It's incredibly easy to make, customizable, and makes a great edamame pasta sauce.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- 1 food processor or blender
Ingredients
For the Edamame Spread
- 1 pound frozen edamame, shelled (454 g)
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the Edamame Pasta
- ½ batch of edamame spread
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 bunch kale chopped
- 12 oz pasta (bocconcini, penne or your choice) (350 g)
- Salt for the pasta water
- ½ cup to ¾ cup pasta water
Instructions
For the edamame spread
- Boil the frozen edamame for 3-5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- In a food processor or blender, blend the edamame, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Add water as needed to bring to the right consistency.
For the edamame pasta
- Cook the pasta. In a large pot, bring salted water to boil and cook pasta according to package directions to al-dente. If you drain the pasta, make sure to reserve some pasta water.
- Sauté the Veggies. While the pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Sauté the onions for 2-5 minutes until there is some color, then add the kale and sauté until the kale is wilted and tender.
- Add the cooked pasta, ½ batch of edamame spread, and pasta water (start with a little – then adjust as needed) to the pan of onions and kale. Lower the heat to low and mix everything together. Add in more pasta water as needed to adjust the consistency of the sauce. Mix over low heat until the edamame sauce is well distributed over the pasta and veggies. Take off heat and serve. Optionally top with chili flakes and parmesan before serving.
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@hellenshouse This plant-based, high-protein edamame spread is perfect for healthy meal prep. It's incredibly easy to make, customizable, and makes a great edamame pasta sauce. Full recipe plus host of nutritional info on my website here: https://hellenshouse.com/simple-edamame-spread-and-edamame-sauce-pasta-meal-prep/ Macros for edamame pasta: 482 kcal, 20 g protein, 76 g carbs, 12 g fat, 8.6 g fiber. #edamame #highproteinmealprep #mealprepideas #plantbasedrecipes #plantprotein #highproteinpasta
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