Kids’ Pasta
This is a very easy and popular kids’ pasta recipe with lots of different protein options! It’s great in lunchboxes too.
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Meal
- mains
- lunches
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 250g/9 oz kid-friendly pasta shapes
- 200g/2 cups mixed frozen veg
- ½ red pepper, diced (optional)
- Handful vegan cheese, grated (optional)
- 100g spinach (optional)
Optional protein extras: fried vegan chicken strips/pieces (cooked according to packet), mixed seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame), hemp seeds, marinated tofu pieces (eg Cauldron tofu), chopped up ‘sausage’, pine nuts, edamame beans, nutritional yeast
Dressing
Either: use a shop-bought vegan pesto (eg Sacla or Zest) or mix 2 tbsp olive oil with 1 tsp syrup (eg maple or agave) and ¼ tsp mustard
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet and then add the frozen vegetables and spinach into the water 3-5 minutes before the pasta is ready.
- Stir through the red pepper, protein option and dressing then sprinkle with vegan cheese 🙂
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