Pasta Primavera
6
Points®
Total time: 37 min • Prep: 25 min • Cook: 12 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This easy-to-put-together pasta dish contains lots of fresh vegetables to celebrate the spring harvest.
Ingredients
Uncooked whole wheat pasta
8 oz, linguine
Olive oil
4 tsp(s), divided
Asparagus
8 oz, woody ends trimmed, cut into 1 1/2- to 2-inch pieces
Uncooked sugar snap peas
4 oz, fresh, stem ends trimmed, large ones cut in half (about 1 1/3 cups)
Yellow summer squash
1 small, halved lengthwise, sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick pieces (about 1 cup)
Canned artichoke hearts without oil
13¾ oz, drained and quartered (about 1 1/2 cups)
Garlic
1 clove(s), large, chopped
Grape tomatoes
1 cup(s), halved
Frozen green peas
½ cup(s), thawed
Table salt
¼ tsp(s)
Black pepper
¼ pinch(es)
Fresh basil
½ cup(s), fresh, leaves, thinly sliced
Instructions
1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions without added salt or fat.
2
Meanwhile, heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a large nonstick skillet; add asparagus, snap peas and squash. Cook vegetables, stirring often, until vegetables are almost crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in artichoke hearts and garlic; cook and stir over low heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.
3
Stir in tomatoes, peas, salt and pepper. Scoop out 1/3 cup of pasta cooking water and add it to skillet. Cook, tossing ingredients, until tomatoes soften slightly and vegetables are crisp-tender, about 1 minute.
4
Drain pasta; return pasta to pot. Add vegetable mixture, basil and remaining 2 teaspoons of oil to pot; toss to mix and coat. Serve immediately. Yields about 2 1/4 cups per serving.
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