Summer Pasta with Veggies Recipe

A light summer pasta dish full of fresh veggies.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4

Ingredients

1 large onion red, white, or yellow
1 broccoli crown chopped
2 handfuls of spinach or kale cut or torn up
6 cherry tomatoes, halved you can use more if you want
2 garlic cloves chopped or minced
3 tbsp olive oil
8 oz bowtie pasta or whatever shape seems fun
1 pkg baby mozarella cheese
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

Cook pasta according to the instructions
While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan and cook the onions.
When the onions are mostly cooked, add the broccoli and cook till they are mostly cooked.
Add the tomatoes, spinach or kale, and seasonings and cook till everything is done to your liking
Drain the cooked pasta and add to the sauté pan. Sauté for a couple minutes
Place a few pieces of mozzarella in pasta bowls and spoon the pasta and veggies over it.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Please feel free to use any veggies you like. This dish is also great with shrimp, chicken, or scallops. I also really like it with a bit of crushed red pepper to give it a kick. Feel free to experiment and make this your own. It's really hard to screw this one up.

Keyword healthy dinner, pasta, summer