Pasta Primavera
This fresh, delicious Pasta Primavera dish is loaded with roasted vegetables like summer squash, broccoli, juicy ripe tomatoes, lemon, basil and Parmesan cheese flavors.
Servings 4
Calories 749kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta or your favorite pasta
Vegetables:
- 1 medium zucchini
- 1 medium yellow summer squash
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 bunch of broccoli
- 4 oz snow peas
- 6-8 oz cherry tomatoes
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- salt
- black pepper
Sauce:
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 shallots
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- 3/4 cup cooking water from cooking pasta
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 lemon- zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 5-6 fresh basil leaves minced
- 1/2-1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- salt
Instructions
Pasta:
- 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, chicken 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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Nutrition
Calories: 749kcal | Carbohydrates: 109g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 537mg | Potassium: 1332mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 3073IU | Vitamin C: 225mg | Calcium: 447mg | Iron: 5mg