This Pesto and Vegetable Pasta Recipe is a healthy and simple meal your family will really enjoy. The first time I made this dish I though I would get a bad reaction from my kids because of all those yummy vegetables, but I got an amazing reaction; they cleaned their plates.
This dish is perfect as a week nigh dinner, as well as to entertain family and friends.
Ingredients
4 cups of chopped vegetable (choose your favorites: onion, zucchini, peppers, snow peas, broccoli…)
2 tablespoons of butter
15 cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup of homemade pesto
Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
Cook a small box of your favorite long pasta as per instructions on box.
While pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a frying pan.
Add the vegetables, except for the tomatoes, and sauté until vegetables are tender (about 5 minutes, reduce heat if necessary).
Add the tomatoes and continue cooking for a few minutes.
Drain the pasta and put back in the pot you cooked it in.
Add the vegetables, pesto, salt and pepper to the pasta and stir.
Serve topped with grated Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- 4 cups of chopped vegetable (choose your favorites: onion, zucchini, peppers, snow peas, broccoli...)
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 15 cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup of homemade pesto
- Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Cook a small box of your favorite long pasta as per instructions on box.
- While pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a frying pan.
- Add the vegetables, except for the tomatoes, and sauté until vegetables are tender (about 5 minutes, reduce heat if necessary).
- Add the tomatoes and continue cooking for a few minutes.
- Drain the pasta and place it back in the pot you cooked it in.
- Add the vegetables, pesto, salt and pepper to the pasta and stir.
- Serve topped with grated Parmesan cheese.
Enjoy!
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Oh yum! That sounds absolutely delicious. I can’t wait to try this.
You’ll love it!
What a delicious, fast and healthy meal that children and adults can enjoy! Those are hard to find. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.
It is delicious and really quick to prepare. Your family will love it!
I could definitely get into eating that. Of course the pesto would not be homemade —- I know but I cook for just me. I definitely like that I could probably make just one or two servings of it.
I love when there’s left overs. Perfect for lunch the next day!
I’m saving and sharing this for sure!! This looks SO good! I’ve been wanting to find some new pasta recipes and this is perfect!
This looks like such a tasty recipe – and you had me at pesto. I can’t wait for our weather to get warmer, so I have ample basil to make my own pesto!
You simply can’t go wrong with this combination! I like your combination of veggies too. Yummy!
You don’t even know how much I love pesto. This recipe looks fabulous to me, and I am dying to try it!
Omg this pasta like beyond deliciousness!!!!! I will definitely be giving your recipe a try! Yum!
Now that looks like a great meal. Quick and tasty works for me.