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Protein-Packed Chickpea Pasta with Chicken Meatballs

Name: Protein-Packed Chickpea Pasta with Chicken Meatballs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup Chickapea penne pasta; 4 piece Mini chicken meatballs (from Trader Joe’s); 0.75 cup Frozen peas; 0.25 cup Frozen broccoli; 0.5 cup Tomatoes Basil pasta sauce; 3 tbsp Nutritional yeast; 1 pinch Black pepper; 1 pinch Garlic powder; 1 pinch Onion powder; Grated Parmesan

Serves 15 mins prep15 mins cook

Now you can have your cake (pasta) and eat it (protein) too! Shout out to @chickapeapasta for making it even easier and more delicious to get your protein in.

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What you need

meatball

pinch garlic powder

pinch black pepper

oz grated parmesan cheese

pinch onion powder

cup penne pasta

cup tomato & basil sauce

tbsp nutritional yeast

cup broccoli florets

cup peas

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Instructions

1. Bring water to a boil and add in uncooked pasta, and frozen broccoli and peas.
2. Drain cooked pasta and veggies.
3. Add pasta sauce to the empty pot and bring to a simmer on medium heat.
4. Stir in the nutritional yeast, black pepper, garlic powder & onion powder.
5. Pour in the cooked pasta and veggies to combine with the sauce mixture.
6. Top with grated Parmesan (optional) and enjoy!

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