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This meal is so simple to make, that it’ll have you wondering why you haven’t made it before. It can be enjoyed either warm, as a pasta dinner, or cold, as a pasta salad. Besides being simple, it is also a very versatile dish as the vegetables can be alternated to use what is in season. With a dish this simple and delicious, there is no excuse on why you shouldn’t cook dinner tonight.

Pasta Primavera

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 1 box of farfalle pasta bowtie
• 1 medium onion diced
• 6 cloves garlic minced
• 1 large carrots, cleaned peeled and thinly sliced into half moons
• 1 red pepper cut into strips
• 1 large zucchini thinly sliced into half moons
• 1 cup broccoli
• ½ cup frozen peas room temperature
• ½ cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
• 1 cups mushrooms sliced
• Kosher salt
• Black Pepper
• Olive Oil
• Parmesan cheese
• White wine

Method

 

1. In a large pot, bring water to a boil over a high heat and add a drizzle of olive and a pinch of kosher salt
2. In a skillet or frying pan, add 3 tablespoons of oil and heat over a medium flame
3. Add the onion and garlic and cook until onions become translucent and garlic becomes golden
4. While the onion and garlic is frying, add the pasta to the water and cook until al dente over a medium-high heat; time may vary between 7 and 10 minutes depending on oven and how your water is boiled.
5. Add the carrots, zucchini, broccoli and peppers and cook until they begin to soften
6. Add kosher salt and black pepper to taste
7. Add the tomatoes, peas, mushrooms, and a splash of white wine for flavor, and cook until tomatoes begin to wrinkle and the peas soften.
8. Sprinkle some cheese as the vegetables are nearing cooking completion
9. Drain pasta and add it to the frying pan with the vegetables
10. Using a tong, mix the pasta and the veggies well. Add some more salt and pepper to taste as needed.
11. Transfer into a large serving bowl and sprinkle more parmesan over the pasta
12. Serve and enjoy!