2 Cups of red lentil penne pasta
1 Cup of textured vegetable protein (TVP)
3 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
1/2 Vegetable flavored bouillon cube
1 Tsp of smoked paprika
1 Cup of vegetable broth
1 Cup of sweet basil marinara sauce
1 Celery stock
1 Tsp of ground ginger
5 Garlic cloves
1/2 Medium onion
Pasta: Cook 8-10mins
Textured vegetable protein: Cook 5-8mins on low heat
Hey, if you’re in a hurry and you’re looking for a nutritious meal, you’re going to love this red lentil pasta I’m cooking today. It’s a very quick and easy dish. And unlike regular pasta and ground beef based dishes, this doesn’t leave you like feeling heavy and sluggish. The reason why I’m going to be using some red lentil pasta, some textured textured vegetable protein. So, it’s very high in protein, very high in fiber, and very quick to make. Let’s do it. So, to get started, we’re going to be using some red lentil pasta. This is very high in protein. 22 g of protein for 85 g of pasta. We’re going to use some textured vegetable protein as well. I’ll add some more information to that. And for the lentil pasta, you can substitute with chickpeas or any high protein pasta you have. So, we’re just going to add some olive oil, the boiled pasta, that way it doesn’t stick. Next, we’re going to move on to our seasoning. For the seasoning, I’m just adding some celery. Just going to mince that up very finely to your liking or you can leave that out. going to add some garlic as well. Now, for the garlic, I prefer fresh garlic, but if you have garlic powder as well, have at it. So, just going to chop it up. Put it on the side. I’m also adding some onion. So, we’re just using sweet onion. So, just going to chop that up fine as well. You can use some shallot. Red onions also add some good flavor to this. And also here, I’m adding half of a vegetable bouong cube. We’re going to add some smoked paprika. gives it a smoky nice flavorful kick to it. Some ginger actually cake. Take this home as well. Once the pasta is cooked, you’re going to set it aside. You can also use the water, but I’m going to be using some vegetable broth. You’ll see that coming later. Heat up some olive oil. Let’s make our sauce. So, we’re going to add your seasoning. Now, stir fry this for a bit. Now, I only did this for about 2 minutes, but if you if you like your vegetable a bit more translucent, you can cook this to your liking. Now, for the sauce, I’m using a sweet basil marinara sauce. And that’s why I said we didn’t need too much seasoning because the sauce is already um it’s already seasoned on its own. So, here I’m going to add some texture textured vegetable protein to this. So, if you’re not familiar with it, it is defed soy flour. It is one of the highest sauce or pro plant-based protein. It doesn’t actually have a flavor. So, it’s going to absorb all the flavor of the broad of um all the ingredients. And this side this is so good. It’s a great It’s a great replacement for ground beef. So here I cooked it for 5 minutes on low heat. So you’re just going to stir it up so it doesn’t burn, but it’s ready to go. Our pasta is done. We’re just going to stir this up. Set aside. Let’s eat. Yeah. As you can see, this is like a very quick one. Very easy to make. High high in protein. Like I’ve used this like for like for example like today like it was a quick one for supper, but I’ve used it for meal prep a variety of different ways. for the text with text textured vegetable protein TVP. If it’s something you can’t find, you can substitute with red kidney beans or any kind of like high protein legume. And for the pasta, you can use um chickpea pasta or any type of legume based pasta that’s high in protein. The whole idea about this, like it’s very filling, and you’re not going to feel sluggish, very nutritious. But yeah, if you’re looking for any more high protein foods, I’ll see you in these other videos.
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