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Pour melted butter over broccoli (use more or less, to taste) and season with salt and pepper. Drain and transfer to a microwave safe casserole dish.

Cook until tender but still firm, about 2 to 6 minutes. Check out my 2 minute sauce with just 2 ingredients. Place broccoli in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. If you have a ripe avocado, add the flesh to the pesto and pulse to get a delicious sauce. It's so tasty and quick Broccoli is an important source of calcium for folks that don't eat dairy, like Paleo and Vegan folks. That’s a good dose of healthy fats in a one minute pasta sauce. Here's a super-easy dairy-free cheese sauce for broccoli. I make this 1 minute peas pesto by pulsing together frozen peas, fresh mint or basil (whatever I have on hand), toasted walnuts and or almonds, along with a clove of garlic and extra virgin olive oil.

HEALTHY FATS – Pesto makes the best vehicle for nuts, especially for kids like mine who hate nuts of any kind.

You can also mash cooked chickpeas or navy beans and add to a tomato sauce to give it more heft. Ottolenghi’s famous yogurt based pasta sauce is another winner in the protein department. You can also add finely grated paneer or tofu to further enhance the protein in the pasta.

PROTEIN – Using milk and grated cheese to make a ‘white sauce’ adds to the protein content of the dish.

Rich flavour of ripe tomatoes combined with tomato paste or puree can take in all these vegetables without putting off kids who dislike vegetables.

VEGETABLES – Finely grated carrots, zucchini, pumpkin, bell peppers can all go into the basic tomato sauce prepared for pasta.

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It is ok to use regular durum wheat pasta. To make healthier pasta for kids – get these tricks up your sleeve Here I have come up with a few tricks that will help you make a pot of healthier pasta for kids. Vegetables, eggs, beans, cheese, nuts, herbs – just about anything can go into a pasta sauce, without seeming out of place.Īlso check out: Grilled corn salad with orzo pasta It is not difficult at all, because pasta pretty much pairs well with any ingredient. It also makes your dinner plate colorful and pretty Quick preparation. Whatever the reason, if kids are going ga-ga over pasta, then we parents have a job on our hands – to make the pasta a vehicle for healthier ingredients and nutrients. An easy side dish to have with any meal The cheese sauce makes this the ultimate vegetable. Is it the lure of the cheese that kids find difficult to resist?ĭo you have a pasta loving family? Make sure you have a few bottles of this Marinara sauce in your refrigerator. Is it because they see it as something exotic, as compared to the daily Indian meals of roti-sabzi or dal-rice? Is it the peer pressure or the mental images portrayed by advertisements? Or do they possibly they see it as a dish in which they can escape the drudgery of eating their vegetables. Most kids I know (including mine) seem to love pasta. SHARES Twitter Facebook Messenger 7 Pinterest Telegram WhatsApp YummlyĮasy tips to make healthier pasta for kids + Recipe for 6 ingredient broccoli pasta with cheese sauce