This protein packed spaghetti meal prep is 4 ingredients and tastes delicious! If you’ve never tried Banza pasta, made from chickpeas, now is the time! They are a great source of protein to add to this meal prep! We use lean ground beef, but lean ground turkey would be amazing too. I love that we can take a traditional spaghetti meal, pack it with even more protein and make it yummy enough for a weekly meal prep!
The first step for this meal prep is boiling the noodles, getting them ready to assemble. Here are a few quick facts about this specific brand of Banza pasta are:
These noodles have 50% more protein, than regular pasta.
They contain 3x the fiber, and also have 25% less net carbs than your leading average pasta.
They cook up in only 7-9 minutes and have so much more flavor than plain, flour pasta.
Traditional meat sauce is so simple to make, and it is delicious. The first thing you will want to do is brown your lean ground beef. Make sure it is cooked all the way through, then strain out some of the remaining fat. Once the meat has been cooked, simply grab a jar of your favorite traditional pasta sauce and stir it in! How can it get any easier than browning the meat, and adding in a delicious jar of pasta sauce!
Once the meat sauce is ready, and the noodles are cooked and strained, then we combine that all together in the pan! Stirring all that meaty goodness into the pasta. I like to sprinkle a little dusting of italian seasoning on top, for flavor and aesthetic!
The easiest vegetables for meal prep are, Steamfresh veggies in the frozen foods section of your grocery store! We paired our pasta with these yummy pea’s, which also are a good source of protein. When you’re finishing up the pasta, all you need to do is pop the bag of veggies in the microwave and cook according to the package directions. Voila, they will be done, and cooked perfectly. I sprinkle a light dusting of salt over the pea’s to enhance the flavor! Click the link below for these awesome meal prep containers!
Freshware Double Compartment Meal Prep Containers
Once you have scooped equal serving sizes of the pasta and meat sauce, and pea’s, top with the container lid. These quick and easy meal prep’s will last for 5 days in the refrigerator. On the day you will be eating them, simply vent the lid, warm up and add a sprinkle of parmesan cheese if you’d like!
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Protein Packed Spaghetti Meal Prep
Ingredients
- 1 box Banza Penne Noodles
- 1/2 lb Lean Ground Beef
- 1/2-1 jar Traditional Pasta Sauce
- 1 bag Frozen Steamfresh Peas
- 1 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
Instructions
- Cook Banza pasta according to package directions.
- Brown the lean ground beef in a skillet. Once cooked through, remove excess fat. Pour the jar of pasta sauce over the meat and combine. Sprinkle 1 tsp of salt,1/2 tsp italian seasoning, and 1/2 tsp black pepper over the pasta and meat mixture. Stir to combine.
- Heat the Steamfresh veggies in the microwave according to package instructions. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 tsp salt over the cooked peas.
- Evenly distribute the pasta and meat sauce into 5 meal prep containers. Then evenly distribute the peas into each container as well.
- Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Enjoy!