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Created By:

The LYFE Fuel Team

Healthy Swaps

Prep Time:

5 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Yields:

4 svgs

GARLIC ZUCCHINI & TOMATO PASTA

276 Calories

7g Fat

48g Carbs

8g Protein

This Garlic Zucchini and Tomato Pasta is the perfect light and healthy weeknight meal. Ready in just 15 minutes, the pasta dish combines fresh veggies with brown rice pasta for a satisfying and tasty dinner your whole family will enjoy. We love cooking with fresh summer produce because it's so abundant and so flavorful. It's filling and satisfying, with a lightness you don't expect. It's a pasta dish that is bursting with flavor but relies on minimal ingredients.

This light and healthy Zucchini Tomato Garlic Pasta is a great way to use up some of that summer bounty from your garden.

Incorporating vegetables into your cooking everyday is a great way to increase your nutritional intake. Zucchini is a beautiful vegetable that is so versatile it can be added to just about anything. This zucchini tomato garlic pasta is a delicious dish you can add to your weekly meal prep.

Zucchini is a low calorie vegetable and rich in fiber. It contains no fat or cholesterol and is a good source of vitamin C and potassium. Zucchini has a lot of health benefits for our body, it keeps us full for longer, relieves constipation and also helps us lose weight — thank you zucchini!!!

instructions

WHAT YOU NEED

  • 4 cups (220g) brown rice pasta, cooked
  • 2 medium zucchini, spiralized
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 cup (150g) cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • chili flakes, to taste
  • 2 tsp. parsley dried
  • 4 tbsp. vegan parmesan, grated (optional)