This is one of my favorite pasta dishes. Pasta Primavera is loaded with different vegetables, tossed in smooth creamy sauce and make in a cast iron skillet!
I don’t eat pasta very often ( that’s my hubby’s addiction) but when I do, I make it count! I also like to load my pasta with veggies when I know that I will be eating some, so it counts as having something healthy with pasta. That is why Pasta Primavera is one of my favorite pasta dishes.
I was actually picking up some spaghetti for my big pasta addict last week and I stumbled on these new veggie loaded penne pastas. I believe that they are made by Barilla in two different flavors. I immediately got them both to try. I used tomato/carrot penne in this dish and it was scrumptious! You don’t have to use that same one but I do suggest it because of how yummy it is!
Pasta Primavera Skillet
Ingredients
- 8 oz uncooked penne pasta
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1 cup broccoli florets chopped
- 1 cup cauliflower florets chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1 large shallot
- 5-6 medium mushrooms chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- salt pepper
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese + a little more for topping
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Cook penne until almost done and set aside.
- Rub the bottom and sides of your skillet with olive oil (make sure your skillet is seasoned first) and preheat it over medium heat.
- Cut your veggies and add them to the hot skillet. Add some salt and pepper. Cook until veggies are softened.
- Preheat your oven to 375.
- Add cooked penne to the skillet and mix until veggies and pasta are incorporated.
- Whisk heavy cream, stock, salt and pepper and slowly pour it into the pasta. Slowly and carefully stir everything together.
- Add fresh grated Parmesan cheese and stir until well incorporated.
- Sprinkle more Parmesan on top and place the skillet in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
- Carefully take it out and serve!
Notes
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Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
Yummy!! I haven’t tasted Barilla’s flavored pastas although I’ve had some flavors from a specialty shop. My hubby is pretty particular about his pasta — I tried to get him to eat the more “nutritious” ones and I had a mutiny on my hands. Our children bought us a pasta maker for Christmas — the ones that make all of those fancy pastas — we will be breaking it in this weekend. Are you still liking your cast iron? We have cast iron skillets that we are going to re-season this weekend. I found a really great blog that talks all about cast iron. I’m pinning your recipe to try perhaps after Easter. Have a great weekend.
lyuba says
Haha, I didn’t tell mine until he was done and licking the plate. He is picky and so hard to feed healthy so I usually tell him to just eat it fist and if he doesn’t like it, we’ll talk 🙂
Loving my skillet 🙂 I re-season it every so often because I use it so much.
Rachel Kathyg @ onlinesisterhood says
This looks really yummy! I try to add veggies to pasta to pasta too:) I haven’t tried the flavored Barilla pastas either (though the Barilla Plus is my very favorite healthier pasta—not 100 percent whole grain but still has a bunch of good stuff in it and we just like how it tastes:) pinned. Have a great weekend.
lyuba says
I like that one too, Rachel. Thank you!
Ala says
I really love the vibrance of this pasta! We’re not huge over-the-top pasta type people, so a pasta primavera in the skillet really sounds wonderful at this point. Is that regular pasta? It looks so colorful and yummy!
lyuba says
Thank you, Ala! This is actually tomato/carrot flavored pasta that I found, by Barilla.
Christina says
This looks so yummy! I pinned this so I won’t forget to give it a try!
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Christina!
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
Oh man this reminds me that I haven’t had pasta in like, the longest time! Obviously needs to change immediately. This looks like a perfect dinner for all the spring rain we have going on in NY today!
lyuba says
Obviously!! Hope you like it and get some warm, dry weather soon!
[email protected] says
Looks delicious, Lyuba! I’m with you – if I’m going to eat pasta, it has to be worth it!! This looks worth it!
lyuba says
It really was! Thank you so much, Cathy!