Creamy Pasta Primavera
When I think of springtime, asparagus comes to mind. This pasta dish is a wonderful blend of tender, crisp, colorful vegetables and a creamy Parmesan cheese sauce. —Darlene Brenden, Salem, Oregon
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked gemelli or spiral pasta
- 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 3 medium carrots, shredded
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Reviews
I think I am going to try this for dinner tonight. Due to quarantine rules and social distancing, getting to the grocery store is kind of tricky right now. I have a few bags of mixed frozen vegetables and half of 1 red pepper left...I think I will use this and maybe add in some Canadian Bacon. I have fresh sage which is dying - and I can't take outside yet (too cold still) - so maybe I'll chop up what I can and add that plus some of my fresh mint into it. I hope it is good! Stay tuned!
Yummy! Made a few changes to be healthier
I added a bit of fish sauce to punch it up a bit, but otherwise was a good quick dish.
This was really easy to make and quite yummy. I did as others suggested and threw the tomatoes in last, then kept it on the heat just long enough for them to heat up. Next time I think I'll cut back a tad on the tomatoes, there just seemed to be a lot of them. I added just a bit of extra garlic in too. At first it didn't seem like there would be enough "sauce" but it worked out in the end. I did cut the recipe in half and 3 servings was about right. Served it with pull-apart garlic bread.
Love this, I add fresh mushrooms along with the veggies and sauté, LOVE IT!!!,
I substituted broccoli because I really hate asparagus! After reading the other reviews, I also added the tomatoes after cooking. Delicious! Also, the second time I made it, I aded shrimp. This is now a family favorite!
much better if you cook it and THEN add the tomatoes!!
I love garlic and pepper, so the first time I made this I doubled the garlic and the pepper. I also salted the veggies when I sauteed them. I also added sauteed chicken breast. The second time I made this, I tripled the garlic, used a red pepper in place of the cherry tomatoes and added Italian seasoning. Turned a good recipe into an even better one. Next time will try Kielbasa sausage instead of chicken.
tasty !!!!!!!!!
The whole family liked this recipe. I added a little more pasta (2 cups with all those veggies didn't look like enough) and more garlic! It actully took less than the 30 prep time... from start to finish was 20 minutes! Will make again on a weekday.