One Pot Lentil Pesto Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 cup green lentils, dry
- 8 oz pasta, dry (~3 cups)
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 5 cups vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 trader joe’s vegan kale pesto
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup arugula
Preparation
Turn pot on medium heat and dice onion. Sauté onion with olive oil until translucent. Add vegetable broth and turn on high heat until it begins to boil. Turn down to a simmer and add lentils, cook for 5 minutes
Add pasta after lentils have been cooking for 5 minutes. Cover pot with lid and let simmer on low for 5 minutes before adding the broccoli
Add broccoli and nutritional yeast after pasta has been cooking for 5 minutes. Cook uncovered at this point
Most pasta takes about 10-12 minutes to cook so at this point it should almost be done cooking and so should the lentils. Check to see how soft lentils/pasta are and simmer for another 2-3 minutes until vegetable broth soaks up a bit more and nutritional yeast melts
The pot should not be completely dry, pasta should still be a little runny at this point but if you see excess amount of broth feel free to scoop some out if both lentils and pasta are cooked. Turn pot off and add vegan pesto sauce to have it mix in with the bit of vegetable broth left. It might seem a bit runny still but when pasta cools off it gets thicker
Serve in a bowl with arugula on top and enjoy