Simple and Tasty Pasta Primavera Recipe made with Farfalle. Chop up some vegetables, sprinkle on some olive oil, roast away, and combine with pasta.
This pasta primavera recipe is a wonderful choice for a vegetarian dish. You can pick whichever vegetables you like and give them a roast in the oven. Pasta is such a great base for a recipe, and it is a lot of fun to cook different variations of pasta and vegetables. Mix up the combinations and work this dish into your weekly rotation of dinners.
NOTE
Before beginning the recipe remember to read the “Invent Your Recipe” section below for additional suggestions, recipe combinations, or ingredient alternatives.
How to Make Pasta Primavera Recipe
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees
Preparing the Vegetables:
- On a large baking sheet mix the following ingredients: zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, red bell pepper, onion, sun dried tomatoes, and garlic.
- Drizzle ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil over the vegetables evenly. Next, sprinkle salt and ground black pepper over the vegetables evenly.
- Place into a 400 degree for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.
Preparing the Pasta Primavera Recipe:
- While the vegetables are roasting, prepare the farfalle according to the package instructions for all dente pasta.
- Strain pasta and place in a large bowl. Next, add the roasted vegetables to the pasta, ensuring the liquid from the vegetables is added as well.
- Finally, add, ½ cup of Romano cheese and mix all ingredients.
How to Serve this Pasta Primavera Recipe:
- Serve the pasta primavera recipe in a large serving bowl and sprinkle more Romano cheese if desired.
- Alternatively, serve this pasta primavera recipe as a side dish with chicken, pork, beef, or seafood.
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The Recipe
Pasta Primavera
Ingredients
- 1 lb. uncooked Farfalle
- 2 zucchinis “green squash” cut into thin strips
- 2 yellow squash cut into thin strips
- 2 carrots cut into thin strips
- 2 red bell peppers cut into thin strips
- 1 sweet onion sliced
- ½ cup sun dried tomatoes cut into strips
- 6 gloves of garlic pealed
- ½ cup Romano cheese
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. ground black pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees
Preparing the Vegetables:
- On a large baking sheet mix the following ingredients: zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, red bell pepper, onion, sun dried tomatoes, and garlic.2 zucchinis “green squash”, 2 yellow squash, 2 carrots, 2 red bell peppers, 1 sweet onion, ½ cup sun dried tomatoes, 6 gloves of garlic
- Drizzle ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil over the vegetables evenly. Next, sprinkle salt and ground black pepper over the vegetables evenly.½ cup extra virgin olive oil, ½ tsp. salt, ¼ tsp. ground black pepper
- Place into a 400 degree for 20 minutes, stirring after 10 minutes.
Preparing the Pasta:
- While the vegetables are roasting, prepare the farfalle according to the package instructions for all dente pasta.1 lb. uncooked Farfalle
- Strain pasta and place in a large bowl. Next, add the roasted vegetables to the pasta, ensuring the liquid from the vegetables is added as well.
- Finally, add, ½ cup of Romano cheese and mix all ingredients.½ cup Romano cheese
To Serve:
- Place pasta in a large serving bowl and sprinkle more Romano cheese if desired.
Invent Your Recipe
Nutrition
Invent Your Recipe:
Fresh vegetables taste amazing, that is one reason I love this pasta primavera recipe. For this pasta primavera recipe, pick your favorite vegetables, roast them up, and add some pasta.
For this recipe pasta primavera recipe I am using sun dried tomatoes. If you would like to keep the cost down, I recommend you use fresh cherry tomatoes or canned diced tomatoes instead.
Some other vegetables that would work well in this recipe are eggplant, broccoli, asparagus, carrots, cauliflower, and leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale, or Swiss chard.
Frequently Asked Questions About Pasta Primavera
What is Primavera sauce made of?
In this recipe, the combination of all the ingredients and the juice from the roasted vegetables creates the sauce for the pasta.
What does Primavera mean in cooking?
Primavera means “Spring” in Italian. Traditionally, this dish would use the first vegetables of the garden season. Typically, asparagus, peas, broccoli, early onions, young zucchini and squash, and early tomatoes.
What vegetables go well in pasta?
There are many vegetables that go well in pasta. Asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, carrots, eggplant, zucchini, squash, spinach, chard, kale, and broccoli rabe to name a few.
