A fellow parent in my daughter's school made this recipe once. My girls really like this pasta dish so I've made it for them a number of times. It's a great summer dish and the fresh basil is a great touch to this dish!
Rotini with Summer Garden Vegetables (~Source unknown)
~ Serves 4
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons of olive oil
2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced 1/2 inch thick
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
2 carrots, halved lengthwise and slice crosswise 1/2 inch thick (I never use the carrots)
1 onion minced
3 tablespoons tomato paste
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes (also don't use this since my girls don't like anything spicy)
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 pound rotini or fusilli
1/4 cup minced fresh basil
Directions:
1. Boil water for pasta
2. Saute zucchini and cherry tomatoes with olive oil and some salt
3. Saute onions and carrots with olive oil and some salt
4. Make sauce by combining tomato paste to coat vegetables, stir in garlic and cook until fragrant (~30 sec), stire in broth and simmer until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and cover and set aside
5. Cook and drain pasta. Make sure to reserve 1/2 cup cooking water
6. Combine the pasta with sauce, and stir in basil. add some of the cooking water if needed that you reserved. Also you may want to add some sugar to taste...
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