Hey guys, Erin here at Ibe Rest and welcome back to our kitchen. So today we've got a delicious and nutritious dedicated recipe video for you guys. We're going to be sharing our NoVodka Vodka pasta recipe. You are not going to want to miss out on this one. So this is super family friendly. It's also fantastic to introduce to your non vegan friends and family members. We've shared this time and time again with so many people who have absolutely enjoyed it so much. It is rich and creamy and smooth just like you would have in a restaurant while being low in fat and super high in protein. It is also gluten free. So it's really simple, quick and easy. This is a meal we make when we don't have a whole lot of time but we really want that gourmet feel, that Italian vibe. It is so good. So funny story. Exactly four years ago, Dusty and I went to Italy before we had any kiddos and we traveled the entire country from top to bottom. We went to fresh farmers markets almost every single day and the first market we went to, we actually got scolded for not taking our fresh herbs along with our fresh tomatoes. We had planned to go home and make pasta and we kind of got a slap on the wrist and he handed us a big ol' bag of fresh basil and herbs to top our meal with. Ever since then we have been added lovers of all things herbs and spices. So summer is upon us we have a freshly planted herb garden and regular garden but we live in a cold climate as well so we can't grow herbs year round. Enter in garden. Chad out to in garden for sponsoring this video and nourishing us with the most delicious and easy to grow microgreens. This is a countertop hydroponic smart garden. Like I said it grows microgreens right now. We've got broccoli, alfalfa and red cabbage ready to go to top our meals with and we absolutely love microgreens because they are much more nutrient dense than the full grown plants themselves. So it's very hands off. You don't even need sunlight because it contains its own LED light that comes with it. Everything is beautiful very pleasing to the eye. We keep it out on our countertop in the kitchen. It's dishwasher friendly so it's literally the easiest thing. You only have to refill the water once a week. So if you live in a climate that gets all four seasons maybe you can't always have an outdoor herb garden or garden at all. Maybe you live in a small apartment. Whatever the case may be. Maybe you're just not much of a green thumb. The in garden is seriously perfect. It's also fun for kiddos because it gets max for example excited about eating his greens and watching them grow and change every single day. So right now I've got a fresh batch of all USDA organic non-GMO pesticide herbicide free growing microgreens. If you guys are interested in getting your own countertop in garden you can click the link below in the description. Now let's get right into this recipe. So this has been a special favorite of mine because I've been a pasta lover since day one. Not to mention it's super easy to make and I'm typically the dinner guy. So everything you're going to need is right here. You're going to need 12 to 16 ounces of brown rice, lentil or quinoa pasta. This is brown rice. To me it tastes the most like a wheat semolina. So that's our favorite. You'll need two cups of vegetable broth to saute your veggies. You also need two cups of plant milk of your choice. We're actually going to use soy milk here. We like to boost that protein as much as we can. You will also need one can of organic diced tomatoes. Now you can obviously use fresh but again for me I just like to always have that consistent flavor and I find that if I buy the same organic canned tomatoes it always tastes the same. Has the right consistency and I can just trust that. You're also going to need one small diced yellow onion, three cloves of garlic, one tablespoon of tomato paste, salt pepper to taste, one teaspoon of oregano, and then towards the end you're also going to want to probably add some red pepper flakes and some dried basil. Now we do have some fresh basil and obviously if you have that you're going to want to use that at the end too. So we're going to get this cooked up and then Aaron's going to show you how to make our super simple three ingredient vegan Parmesan. You guys are not going to want to miss this one. So what I really love about this is that I don't have to boil the pasta and the sauce separate. Everything goes into one pot. So to start we're going to add our diced yellow onion and our garlic with a little bit of vegetable broth adding our salt and pepper and our oregano and get these things sauteed up. Once these are all sauteed we're then going to add our diced tomatoes and again give those just a little bit of a saute and then you can add your tomato paste and start adding in your noodles with a little bit more broth and your milk. Again depending on how creamy or how thick you would like you can always add more milk or more broth depending but I would start slow. So while this seems super simple and hands off it actually is not you have to watch this thing like a hawk or it will stick to the bottom and just turn into a giant noodle clump. So I really like to use our ceramic dutch oven so this pot cooks up super fast but again it's kind of got a non stick ceramic coating so it helps to keep the noodles from sticking so much but seriously you need to basically stand over this and watch it and keep storing in to avoid that sticking. Once your pasta is all cooked up and ready to plate you can't go without the fixings. So we're going to top our pasta with our fresh micro greens and some basil from our outdoor herb garden. We're also going to be making my three ingredient vegan parmesan. You heard me right vegan parmesan so all it requires is cashews, nutritional yeast and salt to taste. So I'm using about a half cup of cashews, a couple tablespoons of nutritional yeast and I'll probably use about half teaspoon of salt. All we're going to do is add our ingredients to a mini blender and pulse until it resembles parmesan. Mama will give you a good juicy bite. My taste test. All right you guys so there you have it. This is our one pot gluten free creamy delicious no vodka pasta. We hope you enjoy it. Let us know what you think in the comments below. Leave us some love. Make sure you're subscribed. Join us here at the Eat Me Rest fam. Hit that bell to make sure your notifications are turned on and as always follow us daily at Erin Stanzick and at dvstandsick on Instagram. 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