Meals under $4 Series - Meal #3

This one pot recipe is flavor city with only six ingredients. It’s the perfect solution if you don’t like spending much time in the kitchen but still packs loads of vitamin C, protein, and fiber to make a balanced meal. When trying to save costs, rely on your staples you already have in your pantry or fridge, like pasta and butter.

Lemon Butter Penne with Broccoli- Cost: $3.58 per serving

This recipe is- dinner, egg free, gluten free, lunch, nightshade free, nut free, pasta,
pescatarian, soy free, sugar free, vegetarian

Ingredients:  2 servings, 20 minutes & 6 ingredients

• 1 cup Brown Rice Penne (uncooked)
  
• 3 cups Broccoli (sliced into florets)
  
• 2 tbsps Butter
  
• 1/2 Lemon (juiced)
  
• 1/3 cup Hemp Seeds
  
• Sea Salt & Black Pepper (to taste)
  

Directions:

1. Fill a medium-sized pot with water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as per the directions on the package.
2. In the last two minutes of cooking the pasta, add the broccoli to the pasta water. Drain the pasta and broccoli, then return it to the pot.
3. Add the butter, lemon juice, and hemp seeds to the pasta and broccoli. Stir well to coat. Season with sea salt and black pepper, divide between plates and enjoy!
   

Side Notes:
More Protein - Use chickpea or a bean-based pasta, or top with sliced chicken breast.
Dairy-Free- Use olive oil instead of butter.