One Pot Pasta Primavera

Name: One Pot Pasta Primavera Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp olive oil; 3 cloves garlic (1 T); 1 tsp grated lemon peel (or a little more - and I add a little lemon juice for extra flavor); 8 oz whole wheat fusilli pasta; 2 small yellow squash halved & cut into 1 pieces; 1 orange bell pepper cut into 1 pieces; 8 oz small broccoli florets (3 cups); 1.5 cups aspargus broken into 1 pieces; 1.5 cups crimini mushroom cut into bitesize pieces; 8 green onions thinly sliced (I used a small red onion); 1/2 cup torn fresh basil leaves; Optional - 1 T. shredded parmesan cheese for garnish

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

3 Tbsp olive oil3 cloves garlic (1 T)1 tsp grated lemon peel (or a little more - and I add a little lemon juice for extra flavor)8 oz whole wheat fusilli pasta2 small yellow squash, halved & cut into 1" pieces1 orange bell pepper, cut into 1" pieces8 oz small broccoli florets (3 cups)1.5 cups aspargus, broken into 1" pieces1.5 cups crimini mushroom, cut into bitesize pieces8 green onions, thinly sliced (I used a small red onion)1/2 cup torn fresh basil leavesOptional - 1 T. shredded parmesan cheese for garnish

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil in a large pot; chop veggies
2. Combine olive oil, garlic, lemon peel & set aside
3. Cook pasta in boiling water. Add squash & bell pepper 4 minutes before end of cooking time. Add broccoli 1 min. later, then asparagus one min. later. (I microwave the mushrooms 50 sec.) Drain pasta - RESERVE 1/2 C cooking water.
4. Return pasta mixture to pot. Add tomatoes & onion, oil/garlic/lemon mixture, & reserved cooking water. Heat over med. until tomatoes are hot. I added a little Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute blend.
Garnish with parmesan cheese, if desired. Enjoy!

Serving Size:�makes 6 servings at least

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CINDYC53.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 238.2
Total Fat: 7.8 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 25.1 mg
Total Carbs: 34.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 7.2 g
Protein: 4.5 g

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