This Veggie Spaghetti is a quick and easy pasta that tastes delicious with lots to sautéed veggies, mushrooms and home made creamy sauce. It’s a good way to feed kids all the veggies as this spaghetti is colourful.
You can swap spaghetti with your choice of pasta and add your choice of vegetables.
Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 15 minutes
Serves : 4 – 6
Ingredients :
Spaghetti : 12 oz /340 grams
Zucchini : 1 large diced
Red, yellow and green bell peppers : 1/2 cup each diced
Button mushrooms : 1 cup diced
Garlic : 3 cloves minced
Basil leaves : 7 roughly chopped
Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce : 1/2 recipe blended till smooth
Extra virgin olive oil : 2 tablespoons
Italian seasoning : 2 teaspoons
Salt to taste
Method:
In a large pot, bring water to a boil by adding salt to it. Then cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain, add some extra virgin olive oil and keep aside.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan, add garlic, zucchini, bell peppers and saute for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and saute for another 2 minutes on medium flame. Add salt, Italian seasoning, stir and cook for 1 more minute.
Take the cooked pasta in a large bowl, add rest of the extra virgin olive oil, marinara sauce and stir well to coat. Add the cooked veggies and stir. Add basil leaves and serve hot with some parmesan cheese as garnish.