Garden Vegetable Pasta Toss Food

VEGETABLE GARDEN PASTA

Steps:

• Begin by preparing your pasta according to package directions.
• For the sauce: Cut your cherry tomatoes in half, or vine ripened tomatoes in quarters. Heat up a skillet to medium, add 3 tbsp olive oil, garlic, and tomatoes. Cover and cook on medium low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add in pinches of salt along the way.
• For the vegetables: Heat up a seperate large skillet on medium high heat. Add remaining olive oil and all veggies. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook until veggies are cooked and soft, sprinkle with salt.
• In a large dish, combine pasta, tomato sauce, and veggies and mix well. Add in fresh basil, crushed red pepper, and any other fresh herbs.
• If using cheese, place the pasta mix into a 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle with mozzarella and bake for about 10 minutes (or until cheese is melted and slightly golden) at 400 degrees.

GARDEN VEGETABLE & PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. Add summer squash and zucchini during last 4 minutes of cooking time. Drain. Return to pan.
• Stir in Light Butter with Canola Oil, fresh dill, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
• Add tomatoes; toss lightly to coat. Serve with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

LIGHT SEAFOOD AND VEGETABLE PASTA

Steps:

• Start water boiling to boil pasta.
• Heat olive oil in a large, flat bottom pan.
• When oil is hot, toss in garlic to soften (but not brown).
• Add about 1/3 can of the broth.
• Water should be boiling, toss in the pasta for about 5-6 minutes.
• Toss in vegetables in this order: beans, peppers, zucchini, scallions, tomatoes, mushrooms. Saute the veggies, stirring occasionally.
• Mix the cold half and half with the cornstarch to make a roux.
• Whisk into the retained broth, then add all into the pan of veggies.
• If lobster (or shrimp, etc.) is pre-cooked, wait to add until the last 1 minute of cooking so it doesn't over-cook. Heat it through.
• Drain pasta.
• Serve with a little Parmesan.

GARDEN PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil. Add the zucchini, broccoli, and garlic; cook, stirring as needed, until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, basil, oregano, and rosemary; cook, stirring as needed, until the tomatoes are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the pasta water, and place pasta in a serving bowl. Add the vegetable mixture, cheese and the reserved pasta water; toss to combine.
• Serve, sprinkled with pepper.

PASTA AND VEGETABLE TOSS

Steps:

• Cook fetuccini according to package directions and drain keep warm.
• In large skillet, cook onion, garlic, Italian seasoning in oil till tender.
• Add water, bouillon and vegetables.
• Cover and simmer 5 to 7 minutes until vegetables are tender-crisp.
• Toss with hot fetuccini.
• Serve immediately.
• Refrigerate leftovers.