Protein Beetroot Pasta with Feta

Name: Protein Beetroot Pasta with Feta
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: onion; garlic; beetroot from a jar or package; olive oil; liquid from the beetroot; vegetable broth; Protein Pasta; feta cheese

Super-quick, fire-engine noodles with feta

20 min

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By foodspring editors
September 30, 2020

Why trust us?

This beetroot pasta is fire-engine red: What a head-turner! Red beets are a power root that add their bright color to everything they touch. In less than 30 minutes you’ve got a pasta that backs up its good looks with real flavor. This pasta works as a lunch or a dinner. The beet’s earthy sweetness works perfectly with a salty sprinkle of tangy feta cheese.

Ingredients

2 Persons

0.5

onion
1 clove

garlic
150 g

beetroot from a jar or package
1 tbsp

olive oil
200 ml

liquid from the beetroot
300 ml

vegetable broth
200 g

Protein Pasta
40 g

feta cheese

Preparation

1

Cube the onion, garlic, and beetroot.
2

Heat the olive oil in a pan on medium. Add the onions and cook until they lose their color. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
3

Add the beetroot cubes and saute.
4

Deglaze the pan with the beetroot liquid and the vegetable broth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5

When the broth comes to a boil, add the Protein Pasta. Cook for 7 minutes until al dente in texture. If the mix gets too thick, add water.
6

Serve the beetroot pasta. Crumble the feta with your fingers. Sprinkle over the pasta. Garnish with basil leaves.
1

Enjoy!