Classic Pasta Primavera

Name: Classic Pasta Primavera
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 227 grams angel hair pasta or spaghetti; 1 small bunch broccoli, about 1 heaping cup of florets; 1 small zucchini, diced; 4 asparagus spears; 118 milliliters peas, fresh or frozen; 118 milliliters snow peas; 3 minced garlic cloves; 3 Roma or other paste tomatoes, seeded and diced; 12 basil leaves, chopped; 4 Tbsps butter; 59 milliliters chicken broth (use vegetable broth for vegetarian option); 118 milliliters heavy cream; 118 milliliters grated parmesan cheese; 1 serving Salt

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Classic Pasta Primaveran a try. This main course has 555 calories, 20g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of peas, chicken broth, zucchini, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Pasta Primavera, Pasta Primavera, and Pasta Primavera.

Instructions

Blanch the broccoli, asparagus, snow peas: Get a large pot of water boiling. Salt it well. It should taste like the sea. Fill a large bowl with ice water. Boil the broccoli for 1 minute.

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Asparagus

Water

Snow Peas

Broccoli

Salt

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Bowl

Pot

Add the asparagus and boil another minute.

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Asparagus

Add the snow peas and boil for 30 more seconds.

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Snow Peas

Remove all the vegetables and plunge them into the ice water. Once they’re cool, drain in a colander.

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Vegetable

Water

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Colander

If you want, you can boil your pasta in the same pot you boiled the vegetables in, or you can start over and boil new water; I use the same water.

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Vegetable

Pasta

Water

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Pot

Sauté zucchini and garlic, then add tomatoes: In a large sauté pan, heat the butter over medium-high heat. When the butter is hot, add the garlic and zucchini and sauté 1 minute.

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Zucchini

Butter

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Add the diced tomatoes and sauté another 2 minutes, stirring often.

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Tomato

Add broth, cream, blanched vegetables, peas:

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Broth

Cream

Peas

Pour in the chicken or vegetable broth and turn the heat to high to bring it to a boil.

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Vegetable Broth

Whole Chicken

Add the cream and toss in all the vegetables you boiled, plus the peas. Stir to combine.

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Vegetable

Cream

Peas

Turn the heat down until the cream-chicken broth mixture is just simmering, not boiling.

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Chicken Broth

Cream

Add the Parmesan cheese and stir to combine. If the sauce seems too thick – it should be pretty thick, but not gloppy – add some more chicken broth, cream or water.

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Parmesan

Chicken Broth

Cream

Sauce

Water

Boil the angel hair pasta: If you are using spaghetti, you will want to start cooking it before you begin sautéing the garlic and zucchini. Angel hair will only need 1-2 minutes to cook, vermicelli or spaghetti can take 8-12 minutes.

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Angel Hair Pasta