It's officially spring and this Lemon and Thyme Asparagus Pasta is perfect for it. It's not only a delicious spring time recipe, but it's also budget-friendly.
Asparagus is a spring vegetable so it's easy to find on sale at the grocery store or farmer's market.
It's also packed with health benefits like helping remove toxins from the liver. It's a prebiotic food that helps promote good gut health and it's full of vitamin K which is great for bone health.
For this recipe you can use any kind of pasta you like. I used a green lentil penne as it helps to boost the protein in this dish.
Just 3 oz of lentil pasta has 21 grams of protein. This makes a great meal for anyone looking to cut back on meat as there's no need to add in any extra protein.
Feel free to add in more vegetables or use other seasonings if you'd like!
Lemon and Thyme Asparagus Pasta
It's officially spring and this Lemon and Thyme Asparagus Pasta is perfect for it. It's not only a delicious spring time recipe, but it's also budget-friendly and full of health benefits.
Servings 1 2-3
Ingredients
- 8 oz Penne Pasta (or whatever kind of pasta you like)
- 4 tbsp Extra Virigin Olive Oil (divided in half)
- 4 Garlic Cloves (minced)
- 1 Lemon (for the zest and juice)
- ¼ cup Water
- 1 tbsp Nutritional Yeast
- 1 tsp Thyme
- ¼-½ tsp Salt (optional)
- Pepper to taste
- Vegan Parmasean Cheese (optional, but so yummy!)
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package. While the pasta is cooking, get the asparagus ready. Chop the ends off the asparagus and discard. Then cut the rest into 1-inch pieces. Add the asparagus in a skillet over medium heat with the garlic, 2 tbsp of olive oil and 1/4 cup water. Sauté until the asparagus are bright green and tender about 3-5 minutes. You can check with a fork.
- Turn down the heat and add in the cooked pasta to the skillet along with the other 2 tbsp olive oil, nutritional yeast, thyme, lemon juice, zest of 1 lemon, salt and pepper. Stir everything together making sure the pasta and asparagus are coated. I also like to add in about 1/4 cup of vegan parmesan cheese. This is optional but it's also so good! Taste the pasta to see if you want to adjust the lemon or seasonings. Enjoy!
This is sooo good! Made it yesterday and had leftovers today . Will definitely make again. Thanks for sharing!
So happy to hear! This is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing!! :)
This looks delicious! I can't have nutritional yeast, do you have any substitute suggestions? Also vegan cheese is a no for me but that looks like it's an easy skip.
Thank you for sharing your recipes 😊
You can just leave the nutritional yeast out. The flavor will be a little different than the recipe but it should still taste good!