Easy Pasta Primavera Recipe

Pasta Primavera is a perfect dish for any time of year, but especially for summer.  While it does require turning on the stove, it's really a great way to incorporate fresh spring and summer vegetables.

I made this pasta dish the other day because I had so many wonderful fresh vegetables and I wanted to use them to make a simple weeknight dinner.

This is one of our easy pasta recipes you will want to bookmark for later.

Why You Should Make This Recipe

Delicious. This recipe is delicious with fresh vegetables, pasta and cheese. It is a family favorite in our house.

Easy. This pasta with sauteed vegetables comes together pretty quickly - less than 30 minutes. I needed a quick meal as it was an especially busy week.

Healthy. This recipe is a great way to use fresh vegetables from your vegetable garden or from the farmers market. This is a great meatless meal option too.

Versatile. You can easily make this a pasta salad primavera by chilling the pasta and vegetables.

Best Vegetable Pasta Primavera Ingredients

• broccoli
• carrots - peeled and sliced
• bell peppers - use green, yellow, red or orange or any combination.
• zucchini
• onions - I used white onion but you can use brown too
• tomatoes
• pasta
• herbs and spices
• Parmesan cheese

Variations & Substitutions

Vegetables - This is a great recipe to add or change up the veggies! Yellow Squash, green beans, cauliflower florets, snow peas, and asparagus are great options for this easy pasta recipe.

Pasta - Change up the pasta and use penne pasta, angel hair or bowtie pasta works great.

Chicken Primavera - You can certainly add some chopped rotisserie chicken to this recipe for a heartier version.

How To Make Pasta Primavera

Step 1 - Heat a large pot of water.

Stir fry the vegetables over medium-low heat in a large skillet. Meanwhile cook the pasta until pasta is al dente.

Step 2 - Add some wonderful tomatoes. I used cherry tomatoes because that is what I had in the house, but you can use chopped Roma or heirloom or hothouse tomatoes too.

Step 3 - Once the vegetables are cooked, you just add them to the drained al dente pasta and add the shredded cheese.

It is so good and one of our favorites to enjoy!

Timesaving Tips

• Wash Vegetables. Always wash all your vegetables, even if you do not eat the skin, because you do not want to cross-contaminate when you slice through the skin.\
• Make Ahead. You can prepare the vegetables ahead of time so that they are ready to go when you are.
• Make Ahead. You can even cook the pasta ahead of time if you wish. Place cooked pasta in an airtight container and add a little olive oil and stir so that the pasta does not clump.

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More Easy Pasta Recipes

Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese - An easy crockpot pasta recipe that does not require pre-boiling of the pasta. So good and so easy!

One-Pot Beef Pasta - A delicious pasta recipe with ground beef and vegetables made in a single pan.

Southwestern Taco Pasta – made on the stovetop in a single skillet with a little heat for a wonderful dinner idea.

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Easy Pasta Primavera Recipe

This recipe is perfect for a summer meal and is also great as a chilled pasta salad the next day.

If you like this recipe, you might like my broccoli and pepper salad. Made with fresh broccoli, peppers, onions and grapes, it is a favorite at our home.

These recipes go great with my Cheesy Garlic Bread, made with just 5 ingredients!

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📖 Recipe

Pasta Primavera

Raquel Pineira

A delicious pasta primavera made with fresh vegetables and pasta.

5 from 32 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Dinner, Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 84 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup broccoli florets washed
• 2 carrots peeled and sliced
• ½ bell pepper sliced
• ½ cup chopped onions
• 1 zucchini sliced
• ½ cup chopped tomatoes
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ⅔ cup parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1 teaspoon basil leaves
• pepper
• salt
• 1 lb of spiral pasta

Instructions

 

• Cook the pasta according to package directions.
• Drain and keep warm.
• Trim washed broccoli florets into bite sized pieces
• In a skillet, heat oil and garlic over medium heat.
• Stir fry the broccoli, carrot slices, onions for about 3 minutes.
• Add zucchini and fry another 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and oregano and basil leaves. Cook another 1-2 minutes until tomatoes are tender.
• Mix with cooked pasta and butter.
• Add parmesan cheese and lightly toss.
• Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 5gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 231mgPotassium: 278mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 4005IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 167mgIron: 1mg

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