Primavera with or without pasta

Photo by: Patrick Moore

By definition, Primavera contains pasta but this recipe is only the vegetable part. You can put it on pasta, use it as a vegetable side dish or as a main vegetarian meal. Basically, use the vegetables you have on hand. Look for “variations” in another post.

Set oven at 350 degrees

2 small zucchini

1 small yellow or crookneck squash

1/2 small onion

1 or 2 small Roma style tomatoes

2-3 crushed or chopped garlic cloves

1-2 tsp (teaspoons) olive oil

3-4 Tbsp (tablespoons) or 1/8 cup broth of your choice, vegetable or chicken

Chop zucchini and squash into about 1″ cubes and place in a 8 to 10 inch oven safe pan. (I use a glass baking dish). Slice or chop the onion according to your preference and scatter on top. Do the same with the tomatoes.

In a small bowl mix the garlic, olive oil and broth. Drizzle on top of the vegetables. Cook for 30 minutes.

Nutrition information

Depending on how you use this recipe it will serve 1 to 4 people.This is the information for the entire recipe. If you put it on pasta add those calories to it.

Calories 184

Calories from Fat 85 %

Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.5g 15%

Saturated Fat 3.4g 17%

Cholesterol 13 mg 4%

Sodium 267 mg 11%

Total Carbohydrates 17.7g 6%

Dietary Fiber 4.6g 19%

Sugars 7.8g

Protein 10.8g