Heart-Healthy Tallarines Verdes

Transform your dinner routine with this vibrant and nutritious Heart-Healthy Tallarines Verdes, a plant-based twist on the classic Peruvian dish. This version swaps traditional pasta for whole-grain spaghetti, packed with fiber, and features a creamy, dairy-free pesto made from fresh spinach, fragrant basil, crunchy walnuts, and smooth almond milk. Elevated with a dash of nutritional yeast for a cheesy essence and brightened by freshly squeezed lemon juice, this sauce is as wholesome as it is flavorful. Quick to prepare in just 25 minutes, this recipe is perfect for busy weeknights or light meal prepping. Serve your tallarines verdes hot, topped with extra greens for a beautiful, nutrient-packed dish that’s as heart-healthy as it is satisfying. Keywords: Heart-healthy, plant-based, tallarines verdes, whole-grain spaghetti, dairy-free pesto.

Nutriscore Rating: 75/100

Prep Time:10 mins

Cook Time:15 mins

Total Time:25 mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 12 ounces Whole-grain spaghetti
• 3 cups Fresh spinach
• 1 cup Fresh basil leaves
• 0.5 cups Walnuts
• 4 tablespoons Extra-virgin olive oil
• 0.5 cups Unsweetened almond milk
• 2 small Garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons Nutritional yeast
• 1 tablespoon Freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 0.5 teaspoons Salt
• 0.25 teaspoons Black pepper
• 0 optional Extra spinach or basil (optional garnish)

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add a pinch of salt and cook the whole-grain spaghetti according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.

Step 2

While the pasta cooks, prepare the pesto sauce. In a blender or food processor, combine spinach, basil, walnuts, olive oil, almond milk, garlic cloves, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

Step 3

Blend the ingredients on high speed until smooth, scraping down the sides of the blender as needed. If the sauce is too thick, add in small amounts of the reserved pasta cooking water until it reaches your desired consistency.

Step 4

Taste the pesto and adjust seasoning if needed, adding a little more salt, pepper, or lemon juice as desired.

Step 5

In a large skillet, toss the cooked spaghetti with the pesto sauce over low heat until well coated and warmed through. Add a splash of the pasta cooking water if the sauce needs to loosen further.

Step 6

Serve immediately, garnished with extra spinach or basil, if desired. Enjoy this heart-healthy meal that’s rich in flavor and nutrients!

Nutrition Facts

Serving size	746.8 grams (746.8g)

Amount per serving	% Daily Value*
Calories	1400

Total Fat 98.10g	126%
Saturated Fat 12.00g	60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 28.70g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 1369mg	60%
Total Carbohydrate 111.60g	41%
Dietary Fiber 25.30g	90%
Total Sugars 5.20g
Protein 38.30g	77%

Vitamin D 44IU	219%
Calcium 475mg	37%
Iron 14mg	78%
Potassium 1327mg	28%

*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Source of Calories

Fat: 59.6%

Protein: 10.3%

Carbs: 30.1%