Pasta & Marinara Sauce:
A simple recipe anyone can make. If you want to make your own sauce, try this:
Marinara Sauce:
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 can crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Marinara Directions:
1. Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil, garlic and crushed tomatoes. Stir and let simmer until minced garlic is golden brown.
2. Add kosher salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Stir and let simmer on medium heats for seven minutes.
3. Let cool and enjoy!
Pasta Directions:
1. Bring a medium saucepan full of water to a boil.
2. Boil the pasta according to package instructions (typically for 7 to 12 minutes).
3. Strain and serve.
Vegan Pesto:
If you’re tired of marinara or simply don’t like it, try this instead, either on top of pasta or as a dip!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh basil
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts or 1⁄2 cup pine nuts
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- salt & pepper to taste
Pesto Directions:
1. Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
2. Serve and enjoy!
Resources For Students Experiencing Food Insecurity:
Project Bread:
Food assistance hotline:
1 (800) 645-8333
Fair Foods:
2 dollar produce bags (10 lbs produce).
fairfoods.org
Daily Table:
Non-profit grocery store with 50 percent discount on produce for SNAP/EBT users.
dailytable.org
