Spiralize Your Way to Easy, Healthy Dinners!
Our new favorite dinner was inspired by my new favorite kitchen tool – the spiralizer. I don’t know how it took me so long to finally break this baby in – it’s amazing!
I felt like pasta (let’s be honest, I always want pasta!) Who’s with me? I see those hands!! I give you pasta with a veggie flair. I swear you won’t know the difference.
I like to start off this meal by making my favourite sauce for pasta – pesto! This week, I bought some fresh Parmigiano and chopped down what was left of my basil to make homemade pesto.
In a small processor, I threw in:
- about 4 cups basil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 3/4 cup grated Parmigiano
- 1/2 cup of good EVOO
- some salt
Presto, you have pesto!
Next was my pasta. I took a few zucchinis to my spiralizer and was amazed at what came out. I threw some pesto in a pan with my zucchini and heated it all up. Throw in some frozen meatballs for some protein and you’ve got a gourmet dinner in no time. It’s THAT easy folks!
Yours in good food and good health!
Jenn Giurgevich is the founder of Spark Nutrition & Health, a virtual nutrition consulting business.
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