Pizza Pasta

Ingredients

  • A jar of your favorite pasta sauce
  • olive oil
  • 1/2 small onion, diced
  • 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 large carrot, diced or shredded
  • 1 small (or 1/2 large) zucchini, shredded
  • couple handfuls spinach, kale, or Swiss chard, chopped
  • optional: sliced mushrooms
  • dried oregano, marjoram, and/or thyme, plus black pepper
  • 1 lb. pasta – any kind, we like rotini
  • 2-4 TBS nutritional yeast (optional)
  • couple handfuls shredded cheese – we like pecorino and a little jack or mozzarella for creaminess

Instructions

  • Cook pasta per package instructions.
  • Saute onion, carrot, and garlic in a couple TBS of olive oil.
  • Add the mushrooms if you’re using them, then the zucchini and greens.
  • Saute until veggies are soft. Pour in the jar of pasta sauce and add dried herbs and pepper to taste, plus the nutritional yeast if using.
  • Bring to a simmer then reduce heat and cook for 10-15 minutes until everything is nicely melded.
  • Add cooked pasta to the sauce. Add cheese and stir gently to combine.
  • Serve with extra cheese/yeast on top, if desired.
  • Note: You can skip the onion and garlic if your jarred sauce is flavorful enough. And use whatever vegetables are lying around, it doesn’t have to be these exact ones.