Two recipes! - Marcella

Creamy Greens and Penne

• 1 pckg Mori-Nu Silken tofu
• 1/2 lb bag frozen spinach
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• fresh basil, or 1 cube frozen - available in freezer section of Trader Joe's
• soymilk and/or water necessary to blend to a creamy consistency
  
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• (optional) 1 leek, sliced
• 5 oz whole wheat penne
• broccoli or bok choy, chopped or otherwise deconstructed
  

1. Blend up first 5 ingredients.
2. Saute garlic (and leek if using) in small pot, greased with a spritz of cooking spray. Add sauce, cover, and simmer on low.
3. Cook penne. With about 3 minutes to go on pasta timer, add broccoli or bok choy to the boiling water.
4. Combine everything and serve.

Italian Zucchini

• 1 large zucchini, sliced lengthwise then crosswise, into quarters about 1/2 in thick
• 1 small sweet or yellow onion, chopped
  
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
  
• basil
• (optional) capers

1. Spritz saute pan with cooking spray, medium-high heat. Saute garlic, onions and zucchini, sprinkling with a bit of salt and pepper to taste for about 5 minutes.
2. Add other ingredients, cover and simmer for about 5 more minutes.
3. Done!