Super Power Parent Pasta

Ingredients

• 8 oz orecchiette pasta
• 1x 6oz packet Dole baby spinach
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ½ lemon juice of
• 4 oz. nonfat cottage cheese
• 1 Tablespoon freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cups Dole asparagus
• 2 cups Dole button mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts

Directions

1. COOK orecchiette to packet instructions; drain, reserving ¾ cup pasta cooking liquid. Return the pasta, cooking liquid and spinach to the saucepan and stir to combine, season with black pepper, lemon juice, cottage cheese and parmesan.
2. PLACE the asparagus and mushrooms into a bowl; pour over the oil and gentle toss to coat. Place the asparagus and mushrooms on the grill and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until charred and tender, remove from the grill and roughly chop the mushrooms and asparagus into 1 inch pieces, add to the pasta, toss lightly to coat.
3. PLACE the pasta into four warm bowls, and top with basil leaves and pine nuts.