Fresh vegetables and whole grain pasta with savory tomato sauce makes a very colorful and delicious pasta dish. This is a simple pasta dinner. Serve with a side of salad and bread.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Pasta With Marinara Sauce, Pasta Without Onion Garlic
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4people
Ingredients
Pasta
2cupswhole grain penne pasta
1tbspolive oil
1tspsalt
for Vegetables:
2mediumCarrots sliced
1/2cupgreen beans chopped
1mediumbell pepper chopped
1cupsliced mushrooms
1mediumsliced zucchini
1/2cupcut cauliflower in small piecess
2tbspolive oil
1tspsalt
For Marinara Sauce
6mediumdiced tomatoes
115oz candiced tomatoes
2tbspolive oil
1tbspchopped basil
1tspItalian herb
1tspred chili flakes
1tspsalt
1tbspcorn starch
1tspsugar
For Preparing Pasta:
2tbspolive oil
1tbspchopped basil
1tspchili flakes
Instructions
Cooking Pasta
In a large pot boil the water with salt and oil. After water comes to the boil add the pasta.
Cook the pasta until it is just tender, not too soft. Drain the water and set pasta aside.
making Vegetables:
Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium high heat.
Add vegetables (carrot, green beans, bell pepper, mushrooms, and zucchini) to skillet and sauté until they are nearly tender.
Marinara Sauce
Mix the cornstarch in ¼ cup of water and keep aside.
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the basil, Italian herbs, and chili flakes stir and add tomatoes.
Let the tomatoes cook until they become pasty.
Next add cornstarch, salt and sugar to the tomato sauce, cornstarch will give thickness to the sauce.
Next add the sauté vegetables to the sauce and cook for few minutes on medium heat until sauce come to the desirable thickness.
Prepare The Pasta
Heat the oil in a saucepan and add basil and chili flakes stir for few seconds.
Next add the drained pasta and sauté for a minute until pasta is well coated with oil.
Pour the vegetable sauce over the pasta, serve hot with slice of French bread and salad.
Notes
Variations:For this recipe you need about 5 cups of vegetable, replace the vegetables to your choice.Serving suggestion:Serve pasta with slice of toasted bread and green salad.Additional Notes:I like to serve pasta with slice toasted and spiced French bread. Before toasting the bread spread the olive oil and sprinkle basil, chili flakes and salt.