Pasta primavera is a classic pasta dish made with a variety of colorful vegetables cooked in a flavorful creamy garlic sauce.
Pasta Primavera
From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito
Pasta primavera is such a perfect choice for a spring or summer time dinner.
With all of the colorful vegetables in this dish, it looks absolutely beautiful without being too heavy.
The best part of this recipe is that you can pretty much add whatever kinds of vegetables that you’d like.
What a great opportunity to clean out the fridge or use all those fresh vegetables from the garden.
As much as I love to use seasonal vegetables in this dish, it’s delicious all year round, too.
Feel free to add a protein like cooked chicken or shrimp and serve it as a main course or as a side dish to any meal that you can think of.
It’s super versatile so make it your own.
I personally love this recipe because it’s a great way to get my kids to eat more vegetables.
They love the creamy garlic sauce that the pasta is tossed in and those beautiful vegetables take on all of that flavor, too.
I hope you give this recipe a try. If you do, I know that you’ll love it just as much as my family and I do.
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Pasta Primavera Variations
I love this recipe as is but here are some ways to change it up if you’d like to.
- Pasta- use and kind of pasta that you’d like. It all works.
- Vegetables- feel free to ad in whatever vegetables are your favorite. The more the merrier here.
- Protein- cooked chicken, shrimp and salmon would all be great additions to this recipe.
- Spice- add a dash or two of hot pepper flakes when the vegetables are sautéing to add a little heat.
Other easy pasta recipes
If you like easy to make pasta recipes like this one, here are some others that I know you’ll love, too.
Pasta Primavera Ingredients
- Pasta
- Olive oil
- Zucchini, sliced into rounds and halved
- Red onion, sliced
- Orange bell pepper, sliced
- Broccoli florets, cut into small pieces
- Yellow squash, sliced into rounds and halved
- Cherry tomatoes
- Cherry tomatoes
- Fresh garlic, chopped
- Butter
- Chicken broth
- Heavy cream
- Salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and garlic bread
- Parsley and Parmesan cheese for garnish (optional)
Instructions
First, in a large skillet, heat the oil and butter and add all the vegetables and chopped garlic.
Then, season the vegetables with salt and pepper and sauté them over medium high heat, stirring frequently, until they are soft.
Now, add the chicken broth and heavy cream.
Next, season the sauce with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning and let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes.
Then add in the cooked pasta and toss everything together until it is evenly coated in the sauce.
Finally, transfer the pasta to a serving dish, garnish with fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese (optional). Serve warm and enjoy!
Pasta Primavera
Ingredients
- 1 pound Pasta
- ¼ cup Olive Oil
- ½ stick Butter
- 1 large Zucchini, sliced into rounds and halved
- 1 medium Red onion, sliced
- ½ pound Asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 large Orange bell pepper, sliced
- 2 cups Broccoli florets, cut into small pieces
- 1 large Yellow squash, sliced into rounds and halved
- 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes
- 4 cloves Fresh Garlic, chopped
- 1 cup Chicken or vegetable
- ½ cup Heavy Cream
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 tbs Garlic Powder
- 2 tbs Italian Seasoning
Instructions
- First, in a large skillet, heat the oil and butter and add all the chopped vegetables and fresh garlic.
- Then, season the vegetables with salt and pepper and sauté them over medium high heat, stirring frequently, until they are soft. This should take about 5-10 minutes.
- Now, add the chicken broth and heavy cream. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Then add in the cooked pasta and toss everything together until it is evenly coated in the sauce. Reseason if needed.
- Finally, transfer the pasta to a serving dish, garnish with fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese (optional). Serve warm and enjoy!
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