This easy pasta primavera is a delicious entrée loaded with fresh seasonal vegetables that are tossed with noodles and finished with fresh herbs and cheese.
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 15 minutesminutes
Ingredients
2tablespoonsolive oil
½peeled thinly sliced red onions
2peeled thinly sliced carrots
6thinly sliced cremini mushrooms
2finely minced cloves of garlic
8-10thinly sliced stalks of asparagus
1thinly sliced green zucchini
1cupcherry tomatoes sliced in half
½cupfava beans, lima beans or peas
¼cupsliced kalamata olives
1poundlinguine, angel hair, penne or farfalle pasta
1 ½cupspasta water
2tablespoonschopped fresh parsley
sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Add the olive oil to a large frying pan over medium heat and cook the red onions until they are lightly browned and tender, about 6-8 minutes.
Next, add in the carrots and mushrooms and cook for a further 4-5 minutes.
Scoot the vegetables to one side of the pan and on the other side cook the garlic for 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly browned.
Stir in the asparagus, zucchini, tomatoes, and beans and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Finish by mixing in the olives, parsley, salt, and pepper.
When you add in the remaining vegetables to the pasta, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water according to the recommended times on the package and add it to the pan.
Add the pasta to the pan with cooked vegetables along with pasta water and toss until mixed together.
Serve with optional garnishes: toasted pine nuts, chopped basil, grated parmesan cheese.
Notes
Chef Notes:• How to Reheat: Add your desired amount of pasta to a frying pan with a ½ cup of warm water and cook the pasta over low heat while moving the pasta around with a spoon until hot.• Make-Ahead: It is always best to make and serve this pasta immediately.• How to Store: Keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.• Be sure to season the hot boiling water for the pasta with salt. A rule of thumb is that it should taste like the ocean.• You can substitute out the hot starchy pasta water with hot vegetable stock or chicken stock.• They say once you smell garlic while cooking, it’s done.