{"id":20511,"date":"2021-07-29T10:02:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T17:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=20511"},"modified":"2022-09-06T08:01:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:01:28","slug":"white-bean-basil-stuffed-shells","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/recipes\/white-bean-basil-stuffed-shells","title":{"rendered":"White Bean Basil Stuffed Shells"},"content":{"rendered":"

White beans are versatile and tasty. But in a pasta shell? Brilliant!<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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15<\/span> <\/span> jumbo pasta shells (preferably whole wheat)<\/span><\/div>\n
3<\/span> cups<\/span> cooked white beans, drained and rinsed<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> unsweetened soy or almond milk<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tsp<\/span> garlic powder<\/span><\/div>\n
¼<\/span> cup<\/span> nutritional yeast flakes<\/span><\/div>\n
1 ½<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/div>\n
1 ¼<\/span> tbsp<\/span> lemon juice<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> chopped fresh basil<\/span><\/div>\n
4<\/span> cups<\/span> tomato basil pasta sauce of your favorite kind<\/span><\/div>\n
Optional Add-ins<\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> chopped walnuts or pine nuts<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> vegan cheese shreds<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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Cook pasta shells to al dente according to package instructions. Cool under cold water and set aside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a food processor add beans, milk, garlic powder, nutritional yeast, salt, and lemon juice. Blend until chunky or smooth depending on desired consistency. Add chopped nuts and basil and pulse a few times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Spread half of the pasta sauce at the bottom of a casserole dish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Take each shell and fill with 1-2 tablespoons of bean filling. Place in casserole dish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Once all shells are filled, drizzle the rest of the pasta sauce over the shells and sprinkle with cheese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cover casserole dish with foil and bake for 25-30 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4608,"featured_media":4917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[2704],"yst_prominent_words":[2484,1038,1632,1601,1321,1773,1011],"class_list":["post-20511","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-entrees"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/20511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4608"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=20511"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=20511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}