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Pasta Primavera
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Posted by LisaW Fri Apr 18, 2008 14:12:21 PDT
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Last night I made a super easy spring dish that anyone could make and the total cook/prep time was something like 20 minutes. It made enough to serve four, but you could easily add more veggies and pasta to serve more people. You could also add cubed chicken, turkey or ham for some protein. Feel free to change out the veggies based on your likes/dislikes or what you happen to have on hand. Hope this helps some of you trying to figure out an easy, tasty meal for dinner.

Pasta Primavera

Ingredients
● 1 snack pack baby carrots
● 1 bunch asparagus, woody ends broken off
● 1/3 cup frozen peas
● about a handful or two of fresh broccoli florets
● 1 1/2 to 2 cups dried pasta of your choice
● 1/4 cup alfredo sauce (I used store bought, but you could certainly make your own)
● 1/4 cup milk
● 1 tsp olive oil
● 1 clove garlic, pressed

Directions
Cook pasta according to package directions. I happen to have a big pot with a steamer insert that goes on top so I steamed the broccoli and carrots on top of the cooking pasta. If you don't have one of these, steam the broccoli and carrots separately. You could even microwave them if you want. The veggies should be just tender and not mushy. My pasta directions said 9 minutes and this was the perfect amount of time for the veggies too.

While pasta and veggies are cooking, brown garlic in olive oil in medium pan. Add peas and asparagus. Cook until asparagus is just tender. Remove from heat

Drain pasta and mix with all of the vegetables. Stir milk and alfredo sauce into the steaming dish. This will create a light alfredo flavor without overwhelming the vegetables. If you prefer more sauce or a thicker sauce feel free to add more and/or leave out the milk.

Enjoy!
 

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Comment From: sunnica

OMGosh! You feel like cooking?? I'm starving, and this sound delicious! I'll make it this weekend. Comment From: LisaW

I don't feel the greatest, but it's way better than fast food. So I've been making an effort. :) And I'm way better than I've been so I can kind of just deal with it now. I can't believe I'm almost halfway through!