Pasta Primavera
Ingredients
- Penne pasta
- Salt
- Olive oil
- Fresh veggies including red onion, carrot, broccoli, bell pepper, yellow squash, zucchini, tomatoes and garlic
- 10 ml (2 teaspoons) dried Italian seasoning
- 30 ml (2 tablespoons) fresh lemon juice
- 30 ml (2 tablespoons) chopped fresh parsley
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) shredded parmigiano, divided
Instructions
Step 0: Chop all the veggies
Probably juliennes.
Step 1: Boil the Pasta
Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add salt, then cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water before draining.
Step 2: Sauté Vegetables
While the pasta is boiling cook the veggies so they will finish at the same time as the pasta.
To do so, heat olive oil in a 12-inch (and deep) skillet over medium-high heat. Add red onion and carrot and sauté 2 minutes.
Add broccoli and bell pepper then sauté 2 minutes. Add squash and zucchini then sauté 2 – 3 minutes or until veggies have nearly softened.
Add garlic tomatoes, and Italian seasoning and sauté 2 minutes longer.
Step 3: Toss Pasta and Veggies Together with Seasonings
Pour veggies into now empty pasta pot or a serving bowl, add drained pasta, drizzle in lemon juice, season with a little more salt as needed and toss while adding in pasta water to loosen as desired.
Toss in 1/4 cup parmigiano and parsley then serve with remaining parmesan on top.