Fueling Your Journey: Essential Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy and Postpartum Recovery… Dump Pasta!

Are you ready for a dump pasta recipe?? I know it’s not the best name but I promise you it’s delicious. It’s one of those dishes where you have a little bit of a few things in your fridge but don’t know what to do with them. This is also a GREAT way to get more protein and veggies in which really trying. As always, these meals are highly recommend anytime, BUT, is perfect to help fuel your prenatal or postpartum journey. Here’s why:

🫑Bell pepper has so much Vitamin C which is needed for for baby’s teeth and bones and for mom to absorb iron
🥩Beef has tons of protein and B12 which are good for your muscle development and baby’s nervous system development.
🙌 Mushroom has many types of antioxidants and micronutrients including folate, choline, and selenium.
🍝Chickpea pasta has tons of protein and fiber which helps out your energy and gut health.
🥦Broccoli has B6 and Vitamin K which is important for brain development and blood clotting.
🍞Sourdough because it makes me happy lol

Ingredients
1 box of chickpea pasta
1 bell pepper
Left over steak
5 mushrooms
1 small head of broccoli
1 slide of sourdough bread
1-2 cups of marinara sauce
2-3 handfuls of shredded Parmesan cheese
2 glugs of olive oil
Salt and pepper

Steps

1. Fill pot with water and put on burner at high heat

2. Place a skillet on another burner at medium to medium high heat

3. Cut your veggies and steak to desired thickness

4. Once skillet is at the right temperature, add 2 glugs of olive oil to the skillet, then add the veggies, and cook to desired tenderness

5. Once the pot of water starts to boil, add pasta

6. Once veggies are done cooking, add steak and heat to desired temperature

7. Once pasta is finished cooking, drain water, and keep pasta in the pot

8. Combine pasta, veggies, steak, cheese, and sauce into the pot

9. Add salt and pepper to taste

10. Enjoy!