PlantYou’s Edamame Pesto Pasta Made with Kaizen

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Servings

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Recipe by Carleigh Bodrug, recreated with Kaizen Pasta.

Creamy, fresh and ready in just 20 minutes, this Edamame Pesto Pasta comes from Carleigh Bodrug’s cookbook, PlantYou: Quickies. Our co-founder, Arash Hashemi, recreated the recipe using Kaizen Ziti for a high protein, high fiber twist.

PlantYou’s Edamame Pesto Pasta Made with Kaizen

Ingredients

2 boxes (8 oz each) Kaizen Ziti
1 cup frozen edamame or green peas, thawed
1½ cups fresh basil or spinach
1 garlic clove, peeled
Juice of 1 lemon
1 cup hulled sunflower seeds, hemp hearts, cashews or walnuts
½ cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 to 2 tablespoons water

Directions

Cook the Kaizen Ziti according to the package directions, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water before draining.
Add the edamame, fresh basil, garlic, lemon juice, your choice of seeds or nuts, nutritional yeast, salt and water to a food processor or high-speed blender. Process until a thick, chunky pesto sauce forms.
Drain the pasta and return it to the pot. Add the edamame pesto and 1 to 2 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water. Toss until the pasta is evenly coated, adding more pasta water as needed to create a creamy sauce.
Serve immediately and enjoy.

PlantYou’s Edamame Pesto Pasta Made with Kaizen

Name: PlantYou’s Edamame Pesto Pasta Made with Kaizen
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 boxes (8 oz each) Kaizen Ziti; 1 cup frozen edamame or green peas, thawed; 1½ cups fresh basil or spinach; 1 garlic clove, peeled; Juice of 1 lemon; 1 cup hulled sunflower seeds, hemp hearts, cashews or walnuts; ½ cup nutritional yeast; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 to 2 tablespoons water

Arash has long been a fan of how PlantYou makes plant-forward eating simple, approachable and full of flavor. This recipe is a perfect example. The pesto comes together with edamame, fresh basil, lemon and your choice of seeds or nuts for a creamy sauce without the heavy ingredients.

Paired with Kaizen’s lupini-bean pasta, it becomes the ultimate double-bean pasta: edamame pesto plus lupini pasta in one satisfying meal.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Ready in just 20 minutes
Creamy, fresh and full of flavor
Made with simple, plant-forward ingredients
Packed with protein and fiber from Kaizen Pasta
Easy to prepare ahead and enjoy throughout the week

Discover More from PlantYou

This recipe is featured in Carleigh Bodrug’s cookbook, PlantYou Quickies, which includes more than 140 nourishing plant-based recipes created for busy people.