This fresh, delicious Pasta Primavera dish is loaded with roasted vegetables like summer squash, broccoli, juicy ripe tomatoes, lemon, basil and Parmesan cheese flavors.
Cook pasta in salted boiling water according to the instructions on the box and make sure to save some of the cooking water for the sauce. Drain pasta and set aside.
Vegetables:
Preheat oven to 425° and place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet.
Chop vegetables and place all vegetables except onion, garlic, and tomatoes into a mixing bowl. (You will use onion and garlic in the sauce and stir tomatoes into the pasta at the end.)
Toss vegetables with olive oil, lemon juice, dried parsley, salt, and pepper until evenly seasoned.
Spread vegetables in one even layer on a parchment paper covered baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes, depending on how soft you want them.
Sauce:
Preheat a large pot of a large Dutch oven, and melt butter in it. Add sliced onion and sauté until golden brown.
Add pressed garlic, stir in with onions, and sauté until fragrant and starts to brown as well.
Mix cooking water from pasta, stock, and lemon juice in and pour it into the pot. Let it simmer for a few minutes.
Stir in grated Parmesan cheese and some salt and pepper and let it cook for a few seconds, until cheese starts to melt and incorporate into the sauce.
Stir in cooked pasta, vegetables, chopped tomatoes, minced basil, and lemon zest. Let it cook for just a couple more minutes as you mix everything together and serve!
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Notes
Gluten Free: Simply use a gluten free pasta of your choice. However, note that some of the brands of gluten free pasta will break apart easily when cooked. It won’t change the taste, just know that it’s not something you did wrong! That can just the nature of some gluten free pasta.
Make it creamy: You would have to add the cream at the same time as you add the parmesan cheese in the recipe. Make sure you have simmered the lemon and chicken stock mixture for a minute or two at this point, before you add the cream. If you add the cream too soon after adding lemon juice, it may curdle.
Other vegetables you can add: Kale, Spinach, and Arugula – Stir in any of these leafy green superfoods along with the chopped basil and tomatoes. Peas – These can be frozen, not fresh! Just cook them accordingly, then stir them in with the other final ingredients. Asparagus – Chop the asparagus into bite sized pieces and bake it along with the other chopped vegetables.