The Easiest One Pot Pasta Primavera

This One Pot Pasta Primavera is a 30-minute dinner that's packed with fresh vegetables and an easy creamy parmesan sauce.

Ingredients and substitutions

• Olive oil – or any other neutral cooking oil like avocado or grapeseed oil.
• Red onions – white or yellow onion would also work.
• Garlic – fresh minced garlic is best, but the jarred variety will work in a pinch.
• Penne pasta – feel free to use another kind of pasta of your choice like rotini, rigatoni or fettucine.
• Chicken broth – vegetarian broth will work just as well.
• Mixed fresh vegetables – I like using a combination of broccoli florets, carrots, yellow pepper, zucchini and frozen peas but you can use whatever veggies you have on hand.
• Butter – use a little extra olive oil if you don’t have any butter.
• Heavy cream – you can use half and half, but it won’t give the sauce the same creamy texture.
• Parmesan cheese – nutritional yeast is the best substitute here.
• Fresh parsley – to garnish.
• Salt & pepper – to taste.

How to make pasta primavera

1. Sauté the onion and garlic.
2. Add in the penne and chicken broth.
3. Mix in the veggies and cook until tender-crisp.
4. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
5. Toss to coat.
6. Garnish with fresh parsley and dig in!

What to serve on the side

This delicious pasta has plenty of veggies and is quite filling on its own. If you’d like to serve something alongside it, you can’t go wrong with some warm garlic bread or your favourite dinner rolls.

A salad may seem like overkill, but more greens are never a bad thing. Keep it simple so it doesn’t compete with the flavours of the pasta.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storing and reheating

You can store this pasta in an airtight container and keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. To reheat, warm a little oil in a pan on the stovetop. Add the leftovers to the pan and stir occasionally until heated through.

You can also add your leftovers to a microwave-safe dish and heat on high for a few minutes. The vegetables just won’t be as crisp if you use this method. Make sure to add some extra water when reheating using whichever method to ensure your pasta doesn't dry out.

Freezing this recipe

Although you can freeze this meal, the texture of the vegetables just won’t be the same when reheated. If you’d still like to freeze for later, there are a couple of methods that seem to work well. One is separating portions into freezer-safe zippered plastic bags. Then drop the bag into simmering water until heated through before serving. You could also freeze the dish in a disposable foil pan. When you’re ready to reheat, place the pan in a preheated oven and bake.

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Meal prep tools for this recipe

• Grab some glass meal prep bowls if you plan on turning this pasta into leftovers.
• Freeze this recipe in glass microwave-safe bowls up to 3 months.