Summer season [higher protein] Pasta Salad!

July 25, 2018 –

Hello pals & glad Wednesday! Hope you’re having an superior day.

Anybody else getting hit with some loopy humid climate? I actually am sweating…within the espresso store…whereas I drink my iced @greatlakesgelatin infused oat milk latte. (and perhaps the truth that their air isn’t working? #bloggerproblems)

With the summer season months, Corey & I’ve been dedicated to getting in additional veggies into our day. Not that we’ve ever been in opposition to them by any means…however generally you discover areas you’re missing in and collectively we needed to enhance that…

1) It makes us actually really feel higher (hiiii intestine well being!) & 2) the produce proper now could be so contemporary so we’re benefiting from it.

These days we’ve been obsessive about Birds Eye Frozen something! Actually. Their veggie blends & frozen lentil pastas are ON POINT. That is not a sponsored publish — that is simply one thing we’ve actually been consuming DAILY and makes me need to scream off the mountain tops to everybody that I do know!

The lentil pasta is made from lentils & zucchini and you may get plain or tomato based mostly.

We’ve been making it sizzling by including all of the veggies to a pan after which including within the pasta final to warmth it….OR we’ve been making the pasta first after which including it to chilly veggies.

THEY ARE SO EASY TO PREPARE, Y’ALL & make for a QUICK & SIMPLE Summer season Pasta Salad (with some further protein added in, due to the pasta!)

(makes about 3-4 servings)

INGREDIENTS:

Uncooked veggies of your selection! We used about 1/4 cup – 1/2 cup complete of every.
- We used 1/2 cup of zucchini, child kale, artichokes, roasted pink peppers, cherry tomatoes, & then used about 1/4 cup kalamata olives, & sundried tomatoes.
Recent Basil (a few handful of leaves)
Dressing of selection
- We used Natural “Herbs de Provence” from Complete Meals
1 Bag of Chook’s Eye Lentil Pasta

INSTRUCTIONS:

Warmth your lentil pasta in a pan over medium warmth till heat. Don’t over-cook as it should get just a little mushy and also you need it to carry up within the salad.
Whereas that’s heating, chop your uncooked veggies & handful of basil to your required form.
Add your veggies right into a bowl after which add in your heated up pasta.
Add in about 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of dressing (we began with 1/3 cup after which after tossing & tasting, added extra to style).
Eat immediately or let cool within the fridge and ENJOY!

I typically get questions on balanced meals that we eat so anytime I can share with you certainly one of our easy recipes, I’ll! In the course of the week, we actually just do hold it easy. Protein + veggies + fats + carb for principally each meal we eat.

Most of our meals don’t look “fairly” by any means — however we get in our nutrient dense meals for positive. And belief me, I completely get pleasure from my pink wine, brownie, or ice cream all moderately as a result of for me, it’s about discovering a steadiness that works for my intestine & my thoughts.

Little miss Kita is at all times attempting to get a chew ;]

The very best half about this salad is you can make it your means! Add what veggies YOU like, dressing YOU like, & even add some further protein on prime or GOAT CHEESE or feta! ;] YUM!

I hope you’ve gotten an superior remainder of your week guys!

Be true to you,

xo Kasey

What’s your GO TO Summer season recipe!?