Pasta with Vegetables

Combine fresh veggies from your garden or the farmers' market with pasta to make this your new favorite summer recipe.
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 20 min
- Total: 35 min
- Servings: 6
- Cuisine: Italian
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: $1.07/serving
Dietary
- Vegetarian
- Nut-Free
- Soy-Free
- Egg-Free
- Pescatarian
- Low-Sodium
- Low-Sugar
Tags
- quick
- healthy
- comfort food
- savory
- fresh
- budget-friendly
Ingredients
- 12 cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
- 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
- 0.5 onion (medium, finely chopped)
- 0.5 green bell pepper (finely chopped)
- 3 tablespoon fresh basil (chopped)
- 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pinch salt (to taste)
- 1 pinch pepper (to taste)
- 6 cup pasta (cooked)
- 6 tablespoon Parmesan cheese (grated)
Instructions
- Chop cherry tomatoes and mix with all the remaining ingredients (garlic, onion, green bell pepper, fresh basil, dried oregano, olive oil, salt, pepper) in a large bowl.
- Let the mixture stand at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
- Toss with cooked pasta and top with grated Parmesan cheese.
Notes
Add a can of white or black beans, drained, for extra protein before tossing with pasta. Feel free to add other vegetables that you have on hand.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 279
- Protein: 10.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 47.1 g
- Fat: 5.2 g
- Fiber: 3.5 g
- Sodium: 74 mg
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Sugar: 2.7 g
- Cholesterol: 4 mg