Pasta Primavera
This restaurant-quality pasta primavera has a delicious herb cream sauce with penne pasta and a ton of fresh vegetables. There's no better way to get your family to eat their veggies!
Ingredients
- 1.25 cup chicken broth
- 1.25 cup half and half
- 0.5 cube chicken bouillon
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 0.75 teaspoon dried parsley
- 0.75 teaspoon dried basil
- 0.75 teaspoon dried oregano
- 0.75 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cup broccoli florets cut into bite-sized pieces
- 0.5 cup carrots julienned
- 0.5 cup red onion sliced
- 1 cup red bell pepper sliced
- 0.5 zucchini zucchini cut into chunks (equal to 1 ½ cups)
- 0.5 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved or quartered
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 0.5 lb ziti
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine the sauce ingredients in a large measuring cup with a spout and set aside. Measure out remaining ingredients before beginning.
- Begin boiling a large pot of water for the pasta. Once a boil is reached, stir in ½ tablespoon salt.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the broccoli, onions, carrots, and bell peppers and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the zucchini, peas, and tomatoes. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Add the butter and garlic in the same skillet over medium heat. Add the flour and stir continuously for 2 minutes.
- Add the sauce mixture in small splashes, stirring continuously. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
- Cover partially while you cook the pasta to al dente according to package instructions. Drain once cooked.
- Reduce heat of the sauce to low and gradually sprinkle in the parmesan cheese until combined, then stir in the lemon juice.
- Add the drained pasta and stir to combine. Add the vegetables back and toss to combine and heat through.
- Remove from heat and serve with freshly cracked pepper and fresh lemon slices.
Notes
This restaurant-quality pasta primavera has a delicious herb cream sauce with penne pasta and a ton of fresh vegetables. There's no better way to get your family to eat their veggies!