Pumpkin for Dinner?

My favorite night of the week is pasta night.  There is nothing like the aroma of simmering pasta sauce and toasted garlic bread in the kitchen. 

What makes it even better is that I know that pasta sauce is one of the easiest ways to hide veggies, so that my kids will eat them since one of my kids shuns all things green. 

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Born with a lower immune system, my son suffered from chronic asthma at a young age.  Since asthmatic children are typically deficient in magnesium, I make it my mission to get more magnesium rich foods into his body. Greens are the best way to do just that.  

Here’s a casserole recipe that not only sneaks in greens, but has a total veggie count of 5!

Easy Pumpkin Pasta Casserole Recipe

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup diced onion
• 1 serving spinach powder
• ¼ cup diced red pepper or 1 serving mixed veggie powder
• 1 jar organic tomato basil pasta sauce
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 2 packages Ancient Harvest gluten free rotini or pasta of choice
• Sprinkle with organic mozzarella cheese as desired

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package directions. In saucepan, sauté onions until they are translucent. Add pumpkin puree, pasta sauce and both veggie powders. Cover and simmer for 7 to 10 minutes then turn heat down.   Combine all ingredients in a casserole baking dish, sprinkle with cheese and bake for 5 minutes at 400 degrees or until cheese is melted.

Let stand for 2 minutes and enjoy!

P.S.  I’ve recently discovered the Activz veggie powders on Amazon and love them!   They are perfect when you are feeling the urge to be sneaky!

Leann Forst, MBA, CHC — Family Health & Cancer Coach

Leann is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, holding a Master’s degree from Drake University and a Bachelor of Science from Upper Iowa University. Leann is accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. And she is an award winning author of 2 books “How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies” and “100 Ways to Lose Weight”.

Born and raised as an Iowa farm girl, she moved to Texas in 1998 where she lives with her husband and 2 kids.

As a wife of a brain cancer survivor, Leann has a special interest in anti-cancer nutrition and detoxification. She works with individuals and groups, and speaks regularly at hospitals, schools and organizations to teach people how to attain optimal health by getting to the root cause of chronic and inflammatory conditions, while using healing modalities such as essential oils. Click here to get Leann’s free report, “37 Cancer Facts You Should Know…But Probably Don’t”. And take Leann’s Nutrient Deficiency Quiz here.

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