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Spinach & Store-Cupboard Suppers
VegetarianEstimated 40 minutes
Sun-dried tomato pasta with spinach
Spinach and white beans finish the creamy sun-dried tomato pasta.
You’ll use
Read this recipedry-packed sun-dried tomatoes, chopped · butter · garlic cloves, minced · dry fettuccine · dried basil
VeganEstimated 45 minutes
Chana masala with spinach
Spinach wilts into the chickpea-and-tomato sauce just before serving.
You’ll use
olive oil · onion, chopped · jalapeño, seeded and minced · fine salt · garlic cloves, minced
Rice or naan is a separate serving suggestion and is not included in the ingredients or estimated time.
Read this recipeVegetarianEstimated 1 hour 10 minutes
Tomato tortellini soup with white beans
White beans and spinach join the tortellini in a tomato-and-fennel broth.
You’ll use
Read this recipeolive oil · onion, diced · carrots, chopped · fennel bulb, tough core removed and diced · fine salt
VegetarianEstimated 1 hour 20 minutes
Spinach shells with roasted red pepper sauce
Spinach and ricotta fill baked pasta shells over a sauce of marinara and roasted red pepper puree.
You’ll use
Read this recipejumbo pasta shells · olive oil · fresh spinach · ricotta · grated vegetarian hard cheese
VegetarianEstimated 35 minutes
Tofu scramble wraps with black beans
Black beans and spinach make the tofu scramble a filling for warm tortillas.
You’ll use
Read this recipeolive oil · firm tofu (14–14.5 oz each), drained · nutritional yeast · kala namak black salt · turmeric
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