This past week I have had a craving for pasta. However, I didn’t want just pasta, I wanted to make it a little more fun and tasty. Usually I make my quinoa pasta with broccoli but I had so much kale left over, I decided to do something differently. The recipe came out so yummy that my 4 and a half-year old ate the entire bowl (YES!!)
What you will need:
- spaghetti (I prefer the quinoa kind)
- 2 tablespoons good extra virgin olive oil
- 4 sprigs kale, very finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
- Juice of 1 lemon wedge
What you will do:
- Cook the pasta
- When the pasta is almost done, heat the oil over medium heat in a large skillet
- Add the kale and season with salt and pepper
- Stir until the kale starts to get a bit crisp
- Add the garlic
- Add drained pasta, lemon juice, and stir to combine
Why you should eat kale:
- Full of antioxidants
- It fights against excessive inflammatory-related problems, such as arthritis, autoimmune disorders, and asthma
- Consuming kale also provides glucosinolates, which have been shown to prevent colon, breast, bladder, prostate, ovarian cancers, as well as gastric cancer
- It has high fiber content
- It helps your body detox
- Kale provides a whopping dose of vitamin K (providing 1327% of the RDA in one cup)
- It has over 192% of the RDA of vitamin A, one cup of kale is an effective antioxidant, boosts immunity, maintains healthy bones and teeth, prevents urinary stones, and is essential to our reproductive organs
- Vitamin C, which one cup of kale heartily provides (over 88% of our RDA)
Happy and healthy eating!
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I’m so glad that we linked up on Twitter! This recipe is right up my alley — simple & delicious. Also, kale is one of my favorite things in the world, so I’m always excited to get new recipes with it as a lead ingredient. I like to throw it on top of homemade pizza before baking, too, which gives a nice crunchy texture (with the added benefit of making me feel slightly healthier about indulging).
Zhanna, this looks so delicious! I could eat pasta everyday and kale is so tasty and healthy. Love simple recipes like this one!
Thank you Stephanie!
I’ve never had kale before! but this looks and enticing!
Oh how delicious! I’ve been meaning to make some tasty kale chips this week, but I think this pasta is the way to go!
I love Kale chips!
This looks great! We’ve been talking about starting to eat kale and this would be a perfect start. Great blog!
Thank you Kristen! Hope you enjoy the recipe kale is one of my favorite greens!
Love the recipe. Can’t wait to try it! I love kale and quinoa so this sounds really good. Thanks for sharing.
xx
Heel in Mint
Thanks for giving me a delicious idea for the weekend!!
REBECCA
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You welcome. I hope you like it as much as I did!
Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! We had some fabulous entries this week! Our gluten free blogger directory is growing too! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest!
See you next Friday! Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
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Sounds delicious and easy to do! Thanks for sharing!
Deliciously yummy and tasty. I tried this and my 14 month old likes it along with mommy. Thank you for your creativity it gave me another recipe. Thanks for linking up to the Empowered Living hop. I hope to see you again.