Sun-dried Tomato/Cilantro Pesto Pasta
Also, if you didn’t roast beets yesterday, put them in the oven to roast today while you’re hanging around the house. Once roasted, store in the fridge. You’ll use them in a beet dinner salad on Thursday.
Also, if you didn’t roast beets yesterday, put them in the oven to roast today while you’re hanging around the house. Once roasted, store in the fridge. You’ll use them in a beet dinner salad on Thursday.
Grocery List: Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Pasta
Sun-dried Tomato Cilantro Pesto Pasta
Produce
garlic (if needed)
1 head red or green leaf lettuce
1 bunch fresh cilantro
1 cucumber
6 oz. sliced mushrooms
3-4 medium-sized beets
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 lime
Canned/Dried Foods
8 oz. dried whole wheat penne pasta
one 32 oz. box low-sodium vegetable broth (if needed)
good, extra-virgin olive oil (if needed)
sesame oil (if needed)
1 package (3 oz.) sun-dried tomatoes (do not purchase sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil)
6 oz. peanuts (if needed)
white wine to cook with (if needed)
Frozen Foods
Plant-based Chik’n Strips of choice (if eating meatless)
Meat/Fish/Poultry
1 boneless, skinless chicken breast (if eating meat)
Chilled/Foods/Dairy
shredded Parmesan (if needed)
Nutritional Value: Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Pasta
Nutritional Analysis
Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Pasta (Chicken)
Per Serving
Calories: 650 g
Protein: 39 g
Carbohydrates: 34 g
Total Fat: 34 g
(Saturated Fat:) 6 g
Dietary Fiber: 7
Cholesterol:90 mg
Sodium: 250 mg
% calories from fat: 47 %
Serving Size:
Five oz. cooked pasta with 1/2 of the pesto, mushroom, chicken mixture topped with 1-1/2 T. Parmesan and 1 dressed side salad.
Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Pasta (Meatless)
Nutritional Analysis
Per Serving
Calories: 640
Protein: 32 g
Carbohydrates: 38 g
Total Fat: 34 g
(Saturated Fat:) 5 g
Dietary Fiber: 9 g
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 500 mg
% calories from fat: 51.2 %
Serving Size:
Five oz. cooked pasta with 1/2 of the pesto, mushroom, chicken mixture topped with 1-1/2 T. Parmesan and 1 dressed side salad.
