Home
Cooking Tips Site Cooking Blog
Easy Recipes
Cooking Methods
Cooking Basics
Pasta
Sauces
Fun Shopping
Italian Food Sausage & Meats
Pizza
Herbs & Spices
Italian Cheese
Olive Oil
Cooking History
Italian Wine
Cooking Regions
Cook's Helpers Cool Gadgets
Essential Tools
Cooking Classes
Italian Pantry
Time Savers
Articles for Cooks
Related Links
About This Site About Us
Contact Me
Free Newsletter
Italian Food Blog

[?] Subscribe To This Site

XML RSS
Add to Google
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to My MSN
Subscribe with Bloglines

Roasted Vegetables and Pasta

Roasted Vegetables and Pasta is a great recipe to warm you up in the winter. I love to roast vegetables in cooler weather when I don't mind heating up the kitchen with a hot oven. Roasting vegetables makes them sweet and delicious, and you can add a meat of your choice to this recipe for an even heartier meal.

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces rigatoni, mostaccioli or other medium pasta shape, uncooked
  • 1 pound fresh vegetables of your choice, such as: green beans, onions, asparagus, carrots, squash, turnips, zucchini, leeks, fennel, red or green bell peppers, or mushrooms
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock (or canned broth)
  • Salt and pepper to taste

  • Preheat oven to 500ºF. Prepare pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, slice or cut vegetables and place in a shallow baking pan, arranged in a single layer. Brush lightly with oil, season with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. Roast in a 500ºF oven for about 10 minutes or until vegetables caramelize and brown, leaving any juice in the baking sheet. Drain and set juices aside. Chop vegetables into 1-inch pieces.

    When pasta is done, drain well. Toss cooked pasta with vegetable juice, vegetables, vinegar, chicken stock and Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

    If you liked Roasted Vegetables and Pasta, try these other Easy Pasta Recipes

    Try these Easy Pasta Sauce Recipes

    Return to all Easy Italian Recipes