Pasta Primavera

breezermom's Note:

This is a recipe given to me by my best friend in high school's mom, who was Italian.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 carrots, medium, scraped and cut into thin strips
• 1 cup broccoli floret
• 1/2 cup frozen English peas
• 1 small sweet red pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1 small sweet green pepper, cut into thin strips
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 lb fresh asparagus tips
• 2 medium zucchini, sliced into 1/4 inch slices
• 4 roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) package linguine or 1 (12 ounce) package fettuccine pasta
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper, ground

Directions:

1. Place water on to boil for pasta -- add a tsp of olive oil to keep it from sticking. Once the water reaches a boil, add pasta. Cook according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, cook carrot in a small amount of boiling water for 1 minute. Add broccoli and peas; cook 2 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3. Saute peppers in 3 tbsp olive oil for 1 minute. Add asparagus tips and zucchin, and saute for 2 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Remove from heat; add reserved carrot mixture and tomato. Set aside.
4. Drain pasta. Place in a serving dish. Add vegetable mixture, parmesan cheese, and remaining ingredients. Toss gently.

Reviews

[Starrynews]

A great one-dish meal! We loved the variety of veggies in this - lots of color and crunch. Thanks for sharing! ZWT7

[lazyme]

So good! I love this type of dish and could eat this over and over again. I had a little bit of yellow squash left in the refrigerator, so added that in with the zucchini mixture. The next day I added some red pepper flakes and some sliced mushrooms and loved it too. Thanks breezermom for a great keeper. Made for Everyday is a Holiday Tag.

[Abbs <3]

Absolutely delicious and light! Something I don't feel guilty eating, haha A lot of pots and pans but that's okay sometimes!