Barilla Chickpea and Red Lentil Pastas Add Plant-Based Protein to Recipes from eMeals

If it’s true that all you need is love and pasta (and of course it is!), it’s also true that every new pasta recipe is a cause for celebration. That means the new Pasta Night Meets Plant-Based Protein recipe collection from eMeals, America’s leading meal planning service and Barilla, the world’s leading pasta producer, gives you nine fresh reasons to rejoice – each of them made using either Barilla chickpea or Barilla red lentil pastas. The chickpea pasta has 21 grams of plant protein per 3.5 oz serving, while the red lentil pasta has 25 grams of plant protein per 3.5 oz serving.

New pasta pleasures: Available free on eMeals’ Pasta Night Meets Plant-Based Protein landing page or in the Bonus Collection section of the eMeals app for subscribers, the list includes nine easy-cook hot recipes made with five Barilla chickpea and red lentil pasta varieties. Options range from Ricotta Burst Tomato Pasta (Barilla Chickpea Spaghetti tossed in a ricotta cheese sauce and topped with a burst grape tomato mixture and roasted almonds) to a vegetable-laden Pesto Pasta Primavera (Barilla Red Lentil Rotini dressed with broccoli, carrots, zucchini and Barilla Creamy Genovese Pesto Sauce and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese) – plus seven other recipes providing an additional week’s worth of pasta bliss.

Plant protein: Whether you’re adding more plant-based foods to your diet, looking for alternative proteins or just seeking new ways to enjoy your favorite comfort food, Barilla chickpea and red lentil pastas fill the bill. All varieties are made with just one ingredient – either 100 percent chickpea or 100 percent red lentil flour. They’re also certified gluten-free, vegan and Non-GMO Project Verified; produced on a dedicated gluten-free line; and contain no additives such as xanthan gum.

Shop in a snap: No need to waste time scribbling a shopping list (and likely forgetting an ingredient you need)! Simply select the recipes you want to make, and eMeals generates a digital list enabling easy in-store shopping or seamless online grocery ordering with Walmart, AmazonFresh, Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, H.E.B. and the retailers served by Instacart and Shipt when placed through the eMeals app. One-click shopping is also available for select retailers through the landing page.

Here’s the (meal) plan: Every dinner plan created by eMeals’ meal planning service has the same easy-cook, easy-shop features as the Barilla special collection, saving hours of “what should I serve tonight?” worry as well as excessive time in the kitchen. For as little as $5/month, subscribers receive seven dinner menus every week from their choice of 15 dinner plans (Quick and Healthy, Clean Eating, Low Calorie, Low Carb, 30 Minute Meals, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian and more), plus Occasions Plans and Bonus Collections that are added regularly. Subscribers can also mix and match menus from any style and substitute favorites from previous weeks. Free 14-day trials are available at eMeals.