Light Primavera Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl.
• Meanwhile, heat a skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil and heat for about 30 seconds. Add yellow squash, zucchini, and garlic and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Add to cooked pasta, pour in dressing, and toss to combine. Serve hot or cold.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Prepare vegetables; julienne cut the carrots, chop broccoli, snow peas, asparagus. Whichever vegetables you like will work wonderfully in this dish.
• Steam the vegetables for a about 5 minutes.
• In a very large skillet (or even a wok), saute the mushrooms and garlic in the butter for about 4 minutes.
• Add the steamed vegetables to the sauteed mushrooms.
• Add the broth, lemon juice, sugar, pepper flakes, basil, and salt and pepper to the skillet and toss for a minute or two.
• Add the cooked and drained pasta, incorporate with the vegetables.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. DO NOT DRAIN WATER. With a slotted spoon, remove pasta and transfer to bowl and set aside. Add broccoli florets to pasta water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 3-4 minutes until broccoli is just tender. Drain and set broccoli aside.
• In a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat olive oil. Add garlic and onion and cook until onions are translucent.
• Add boiled broccoli and sauté for 1 minute. Then add carrots, zucchini, squash, red bell pepper, salt and pepper - sauté until just tender, about 3-4 minutes.
• Add cherry tomatoes and peas and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
• Pour in white wine, add lemon zest and lemon juice. Let simmer for 3-4 minutes.
• Add pasta to the veggies and combine thoroughly. Pour into a large serving bowl.
• Add Parmesan cheese and parsley to the veggies and pasta, stirring gently. Add additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm or refrigerate and serve cold.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• On a large heavy baking sheet, toss all of the vegetables with the oil, salt, pepper, and dried herbs to coat. Transfer half of the vegetable mixture to another heavy large baking sheet and arrange evenly over the baking sheets. Bake until the carrots are tender and the vegetables begin to brown, stirring after the first 10 minutes, about 20 minutes total.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, tender but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
• Toss the pasta with the vegetable mixtures in a large bowl to combine. Toss with the cherry tomatoes and enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and serve immediately.