Summer Vegetable Pasta Skillet

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Summer Vegetable Pasta Skillet recipe by Barefeet In The Kitchen

Fresh broccoli, zucchini and mushrooms were the highlights of this dish. With more vegetables than pasta in this meal, it was completely filling without the weight of a heavy pasta dish. This was a very tasty meal that took less than 30 minutes to get on the table.

We arrived at our cabin mid-day Saturday and the meat I’d planned to cook for dinner was still frozen. I decided to use some of the fresh vegetables that were sitting on our counter instead. Once I tasted the dish, I quickly jotted down notes, so that I’d remember what I’d done.

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This is definitely a meal that will be made repeatedly. All of my kids devoured this, vegetables and all, and one of my boys ate two huge servings.

Warm tomatoes still bursting with juices, crisp broccoli, tender mushrooms, softened bell peppers, and onions were cooked with sausage and then tossed with white beans and pasta to create a very easy and delicious meal with simple ingredients.

Summer Vegetable Pasta Skillet recipe by Barefeet In The Kitchen

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Summer Vegetable Pasta Skillet

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Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients 

  • 2 cups broccoli cut into florets and stem thinly sliced
  • 2-3 cups summer squash I used green and yellow zucchini, crookneck and Mexican grey squash, sliced into round about 1/4” thick
  • 5 oz small button mushrooms cut into quarters
  • 1/2 small onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 29 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 8-10 ounces pasta I used a fusilli shaped corn variety
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • Freshly shaved or grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Cook the pasta according the directions on the package. Drain and set aside. Do not rinse the cooked pasta. In the bottom of a large cold skillet, combine the olive oil, garlic and all of the spices. Set burner to medium high and warm the oil mixture, stirring as needed. When the mixture is fragrant, after about 1 minute, add the onions and saute until tender and slightly browned.
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  • Add the broccoli to the skillet. Saute about 2 minutes and add the mushrooms. Add the squash and saute just until crisp and barely tender. The vegetables should be very bright in color by this point. Add the crushed tomatoes and bring to a low simmer. Simmer just until the sauce is warmed through. Add the lemon juice and stir again. Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and toss well to coat. Sprinkle individual servings with Parmesan just before serving. Enjoy!
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Mary Younkin

Mary Younkin

Hi, I’m Mary. I’m the author, cook, photographer, and travel lover behind the scenes here at Barefeet In The Kitchen. I'm also the author of three cookbooks dedicated to making cooking from scratch as simple as possible.

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  1. Jenn says

    I love it when you aren't expecting something to turn out "blog" worthy and you have to scramble to jot down notes 🙂 The pasta looks wonderful!

  2. Monet says

    Hello my dear! This is exactly what I want to have for lunch. I know I would find inspiration this morning. Thank you for sharing with me, sweet friend, and thank you for the kind words on my new blog. I hope you are having a wonderful start to a "short" week.

  3. Marjie says

    Busy as we are in the winter time, with school and all, it seems like we need faster meals in the summer, so we can enjoy all of the glorious daylight! Glad you all enjoyed this; it sounds wonderful.