Pasta Primavera Recipe
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
Calories 378kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ peeled thinly sliced red onions
- 2 peeled thinly sliced carrots
- 6 thinly sliced cremini mushrooms
- 2 finely minced cloves of garlic
- 8-10 thinly sliced stalks of asparagus
- 1 thinly sliced green zucchini
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- ½ cup fava beans lima beans or peas
- ¼ cup sliced kalamata olives
- 1 pound linguine angel hair, penne or farfalle pasta
- 1 ½ cups pasta water
- 2 tablespoons chopped 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 378kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 564mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3879IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg