Ten Minute Pasta
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup vegetable broth (or chicken broth or white wine)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 6 thin asparagus spears, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup zucchini, diced
- 1 cup summer yellow squash, diced
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas and carrots (or other frozen mixed vegetables)
- 1 lb fettuccine
- 1⁄2 pint grape tomatoes, halved (or left whole if small)
- 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- basil leaves, torn
directions
- Over high heat heat a large pot of water to boiling.
- While water is heating up, in a food processor puree ricota, broth, butter, salt and pepper and then pour into a large serving bowl.
- Add pasta to boiling water, after 5 minutes add vegetables (asparagus, zucchini, squash and frozen peas and carrots) and finish cooking until pasta is done. Drain well.
- Toss pasta with vegetables and the reserved sauce. Add tomatoes, pine nuts, parmesan and basil and toss again.
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Reviews
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I made this using cottage cheese rather than ricotta, but since it's pureed anyway, I don't think it really made a difference. I use 2 zucchini, no summer squash, plus a pkg of frozen spinach rather than peas and carrots. As the recipe states, it's very adaptible to whatever you have on hand. I used a good 1/4 cup basil and also added oregano and a bit of thyme. This turned out to be a very easy supper to make using whatever's on hand. I'm sure I'll make it often. (Also tasty, I might add.)
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