One Pot Lemon Pasta with Greens and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

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One Pot Lemon Pasta with Greens and Sun-Dried Tomatoes is a quick and healthy meal that everyone will love! Vegan and can easily be made gluten-free too.

One Pot Lemon Pasta with Greens and Sundried Tomatoes- a quick and healthy meal that everyone will love!

It’s time for another one pot meal! I know you guys love these as much as I do so I’ve been trying to brainstorm different ideas to make. Because there are so many better things we could be doing with our time than the dishes, am I right?

This One Pot Lemon Pasta was actually inspired by my Vegan Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers. They’re one of my favorite veggie burgers on here and they’re a great reminder of how well the flavor of fresh lemon pairs with leafy winter greens and tangy sun-dried tomatoes.

One Pot Lemon Pasta with Greens and Sundried Tomatoes- a quick and healthy meal that everyone will love!

This one pot pasta is cooked a little differently than the version that Martha Stewart made famous. I tried preparing it her way the first time I made it by throwing everything in at once and boiling it all together, but it didn’t turn out that great. So I tried it again by cooking the pasta with just the onion and garlic, then waiting to add the sun-dried tomatoes and lemon until the end. The result was SO much better.

I left out the cheese because I wanted to see how it would turn out it vegan. Brandon and I both thought it was flavorful enough on it’s own, however I’m sure adding a little parmesan would only make it better. It doesn’t have to be dairy parmesan, though. You can make your own vegan parmesan by grinding a cup of pecans or cashews in a food processor with a little salt and a tablespoon of nutritional yeast. I was just too lazy to add another step. ;)

I used swiss chard for my greens but if you’re not down with chard, you can also use kale or spinach. However, if you use spinach be sure to add it at the end with the lemon and sundried tomatoes since it’s a little more delicate than the other greens. Also, I haven’t tried it with gluten-free pasta but I think that it would work the same. If you give it a go, please let me know how it turns out!

One Pot Lemon Pasta with Greens and Sundried Tomatoes- a quick and healthy meal that everyone will love!

One Pot Lemon Pasta with Greens and Sundried Tomatoes

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 20

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Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces whole grain spaghetti (or gluten-free pasta of choice)
  • 1 small onion (or 2 shallots), thinly sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 3 cups greens, chopped (such as kale, swiss chard, or spinach)
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 cups water
  • 8 ounces marinated sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
  • zest and juice of 1-2 lemons*
  • crushed red pepper and vegan parmesan for topping (optional)

Directions:

  1. In a large pot, warm two tablespoons of the olive oil from the jar of marinated sundried tomatoes over low-to medium heat. Add the onion and garlic then cook for 3 minutes. Next add the chopped greens (if using spinach, wait to add it later with the tomatoes), salt, pepper and water then bring to a boil. Place the pasta in the pot and stir until it’s completely submerged in the water. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until all of the water is absorbed, for about 7 minutes.
  2. Turn off the heat and uncover the pot. Drain any excess oil from the sundried tomatoes then add them to the pot (toss in the spinach now, if that’s what you’re using). Next add the lemon zest, squeeze in the fresh lemon juice, add crushed red pepper (optional) and stir everything together until the spinach has wilted.
  3. Distribute into separate bowls and top with parmesan cheese, if desired. Serve warm and enjoy!

*I prefer to use 2 lemons because I like a strong lemon flavor but you may want to start with one and see how you like it before adding the second.

Nutrition Facts are for pasta as pictured, without parmesan (dairy or vegan) cheese.

One Pot Lemon Pasta with Sundried Tomatoes and Greens Nutrition

Did you try this recipe? Please let me know how it turned out by leaving a comment below or sharing a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #makingthymeforhealth. I love hearing your feedback! heart

by Sarah on February 18, 2016  //  Dinner, One Pot, Pasta, Quick Meals
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