One Pot, Quick & Easy Vegetarian Pasta
One Pot, Quick & Easy Vegetarian Pasta
What a fantastic dish!!It can be made in under 30 mins, it’s vegetarian and made in one pot!!Comforting, hearty, very healthy and super moorish. Perfect weeknight meal and great for kids too.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
- 1 green zucchinis large, diced
- 1 red capsicum diced
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 200 g cherry tomatoes punnet
- 1 tablespoon italian herbs dried
- 500 g pasta sauce jar, your choice
- 2 cups pasta dried, I used orecchiette
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups spinach
- basil fresh
- 1 cup parmesan cheese fresh, grated
- sea salt
- cracked black pepper
Instructions
Method:
- Place a med/large saucepan onto to medium heat. Add the olive oil to the saucepan, add the zucchini, red capsicum, garlic, cherry tomatoes, and dried Italian herbs and sauté for 5-6 mins (until veggies are caramelised and fragrant).
- Add the pasta sauce to the saucepan and stir through. Then add the dried pasta, along with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, partially cover the saucepan with a lid, and turn right down to low heat. Simmer the pasta for 10-15 mins until the pasta is just cooked and the sauce has thickened up a bit. Turn off the heat.
- Add the baby spinach, fresh basil, and grated parmesan and season really well.
Nutrition
Calories: 297kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 16gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 1020mgPotassium: 741mgFiber: 5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 3340IUVitamin C: 63mgCalcium: 370mgIron: 3mg
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