Homemade Vegetable Pasta Primavera
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Make Your Own Garden Fresh Vegetable Pasta Primavera!
Pasta primavera is one of the best Italian style dinner dishes if you're craving garden fresh vegetables along with pasta. This recipe can be easily prepared in just minutes for dinner, and tastes great leftover. Serve it with some fresh Italian bread and you've got a great Italian meal on your hands! Read on for directions and on how to make this tasty homemade vegetable pasta primavera recipe.
Ingredients for Vegetable Pasta Primavera
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A few basic ingredients make up this simple, classic Italian dish. There are hundreds of different variations of pasta primavera or vegetable primavera on the web, most of which consist of a light base, along with fresh squash, carrots, broccoli, and other spring vegetables. As the seasons change, you'll be able to switch out vegetables for what's in season, whether it's mushrooms, parsnips, fresh garden tomatoes, or peas.* 2 Tablespoons olive oil
* 1 whole zucchini, peeled
* 1 whole yellow squash
* 1 fresh garden tomato
* 1 teaspoon minced garlic (or one fresh garlic clove, small, minced)
* 1/2 cup fresh chopped basil
* 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
* 2 Tablespoons fresh grated parmesan cheese
Pasta, oil, cheese, and fresh vegetables are all this recipe calls for.
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To lower the fat of this recipe...
This recipe is already low in fat and calories, but can be reduced further by using lowfat parmesan cheese and using chicken broth instead of oil.
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Directions on How to Make Veggie Pasta Primavera
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This recipe doesn't take long to make. If you have around 25 minutes to spare, you can have this recipe on the table.Directions:
1. In a large skillet, saute the olive oil and garlic for 3 minutes on medium heat. Add the vegetables to the skillet and cook for approximately 10 minutes.
2. Prepare pasta according to package directions. Set aside.
3. Add the basil, black pepper, and parmesan cheese to the mixture of vegetables. Cook on medium until the sauce starts to thicken. Add additional cheese to thicken the sauce if desired, or add one teaspoon of heavy cream, simmering slowly.
4. Add the pasta to the vegetable mixture. Heat on low, and stir to combine. Top with additional grated cheese if desired. Serve immediately.
Try out other vegetables in this recipe like diced eggplant, broccoli, carrots, and asparagus for more variety! You can also add meats like chicken, sausage, or shrimp.
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The finished product: vegetable pasta primavera!
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blanckj
Jul 5, 2011 @ 6:48 am | delete
- Love my veggies. Thanks for sharing.
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miaponzo
Apr 24, 2011 @ 4:27 am | delete
- Yes! I love this recipe! Thanks!
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livefamilylife Apr 20, 2011 @ 7:42 am | delete
- Great lens
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careermom
Apr 17, 2011 @ 12:28 am | delete
- Pasta primavera is not only yummy but very healthy. Thanks for the recipe.
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WordCustard
Mar 28, 2011 @ 8:01 am | delete
- I've just had lunch but I'm beginning to think I could manage a bowl of pasta later today! Thanks for sharing your pasta primavera recipe. I learned to love pasta when I was in Italy.
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ChrisDay
Jan 22, 2011 @ 2:16 am | delete
- Mmmmm . . .
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jolielaide75
Nov 15, 2010 @ 4:34 am | delete
- Very good recipe! I love pasta primavera so I will be giving this one a try in the very near future
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athomemomblog
Sep 8, 2010 @ 12:18 pm | delete
- I'm such a fan of pasta primavera! Thanks for this lens, I don't think I've ever followed a recipe for it, so I'll be trying this in the near future.
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mulberry
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- Looks fabulous! I think I lived off of Pasta Primavera for a few years when I was single.
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