Easy veggie pasta recipe that is simple, quick, and makes a good meal for dinner, brunch, or any time of the day! This healthy vegetable pasta is packed full of flavor, colorful, filling, and delicious. Eat on its own as a meatless pasta or serve with chicken, fish, steak, or lamb. Let me show you how to cook pasta with veggies.
1tablespoonPasta seasoning or Italian seasoninghalved
½teaspoonBlack pepperor to taste
Salt to taste
2tablespoonsOlive oilhalved
Instructions
Rinse and cut the broccoli, carrots, zucchini, and bell pepper into bite-size. Set aside.
Add water to a pot, bring it to a rapid boil then add salt and pasta. Stir and cook it till aldente. Reserve half a cup of pasta water then drain the pasta.
While the pasta is boiling, place a skillet on medium heat, add a tablespoon of oil then add the vegetables and half of the seasoning, and salt. Stir and pan roast the veggies for 4 -5 minutes or till they are tender but slightly crunchy. Transfer the veggies to a plate and set aside.
Add another tablespoon of oil into the skillet then add chopped onions and fry till it's soft and translucent. This takes about a minute.
Add the minced garlic and fry it for about 30 seconds then add in the tomato paste (puree).
Add the chopped tomatoes, the remaining seasoning and salt. Stir and cook the tomato sauce for 5-10 minutes.
Stir in the veggies and pasta and add a splash of the reserved pasta water.
Stir till all are well combined. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
Take off the heat and serve.
Notes
You can prep the fresh vegetables ahead. It's a good way of using leftover vegetables in your fridge.
If no fresh veggies are available, you can use frozen mixed vegetables. Thaw before use.
Don't forget to stir the pasta while cooking so it doesn't stick together.
It's best to cook pasta aldente to prevent it from breaking up in the vegetable sauce.
Don't forget to reserve pasta water before draining the pasta.
For creamy veggie pasta, add heavy cream, coconut cream, or cream cheese.
It's ok to add a bit of sugar to the tomato sauce if it is tart.
It's best eaten as soon as cooked but it stores and reheats well.
You can serve it with Parmesan cheese if you like.