Pasta with Roasted Vegetables and Sauce is a simple, healthy and quick dinner idea for busy week nights! Making roasted vegetables with pasta is so easy, with minimal ingredients and about 30 minutes of your time, you will have a wonderful and delicious dish prepared.
This easy recipe for pasta and vegetables is made with garlic, butter heavy whipping cream and simple seasonings. Pasta with roasted vegetables will easily become a go to meal once you try it, this dish has amazing flavor and a delightful creamy texture.
Easy Pasta with Roasted Veggies and Cream Sauce
The first time I made this pasta, each member of my family consumed every bite. From that monumental moment, I knew the recipe was a keeper! It has been adapted a few times and is incredibly versatile. I throw in whatever veggies are in the fridge (this time, asparagus, red pepper, and tomato), grab the rest of the ingredients out of my pantry (shelf-stable whipping cream is brilliant), and 15 minutes later dinner is ready! You can even add in come chicken for a fuller meal, or keep it meat free, either way you have an incredible meal for any busy night of the week.
Creamy Pasta and Vegetable Ingredients
Olive oil: You need 1 tablespoons of olive oil to prepare your baking sheet for the vegetables.
Garlic: For amazing flavor, use 1 tablespoon of garlic, I used a packaged minced garlic for mine.
Vegetables: Choose whatever your favorite vegetable is or whatever you have on hand, you will need about 1-2 cups of chopped veggies to have a nice filling dish. I used asparagus, red peppers and tomatoes for my recipe.
Fusilli pasta: Using 1/2 pound of fusilli pasta was enough to feed my hungry family. This is equal to about 4 cups, an 8 ounce box.
Seasoning: For a wonderful simple and delicious pasta, use 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and 1/2-1 teaspoons of pepper (depending on your preference).
Sauce
Butter: To create a nice rich sauce, add in 4 tablespoons of butter.
Whipping cream: For a wonderfully creamy sauce, use 1/2 cup of whipping cream.
How to make Garlic Roasted Vegetable Pasta with Cream Sauce
Vegetables
Begin by preheating the oven to 400 degrees F. Then, drizzle a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Chop the chosen vegetables into bite sized pieces, transfer them to a large bowl, add in the minced garlic and stir to combine. Then pour the veggies onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
Pasta
While the veggies are cooking, cook the pasta until al dente in salted water (salting water is the key to good pasta, trust me). This will take about 5 minutes, you do not want to cook the pasta completely.
Assembly
In a large saucepan, melt the butter on medium heat. Next, add in the whipping cream and heat for 1 minute. After that, add in the roasted veggies and stir 1-2 minutes. Lastly, pour the sauce and veggies over the cooked pasta and stir to combine. Let the pasta sit for 2-3 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
Serve immediately and enjoy!
HOW CAN I MAKE THIS A MORE ROBUST MEAL?
While this dish is great on its own, we all know that some people do not consider it a meal unless there is meat involved. Thankfully this dish is very versatile and will pair great with many different meat options. To make this a fuller meal consider adding sausage, shrimp, chicken, or pork. These are just a few options of meats that would taste great added to this pasta dish. Even consider serving a warm French bread along side it too, that would be a great addition to this meal.
Garlic Roasted Vegetable Pasta w/ Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 2 cups Vegetables as desired
- 4 cups pasta
- 1 ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Creamy sauce
- 4 tbsp. butter
- ½ cup whipping cream
Instructions
- Vegetables: Begin by preheating the oven to 400 degrees F. Then, drizzle a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Chop the chosen vegetables into bite sized pieces, transfer them to a large bowl, add in the minced garlic and stir to combine. Then pour the veggies onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
- Pasta: While the veggies are cooking, cook the pasta until al dente in salted water (salting water is the key to good pasta, trust me). This will take about 5 minutes, you do not want to cook the pasta completely.
- Assembly: In a large saucepan, melt the butter on medium heat. Next, add in the whipping cream and heat for 1 minute. After that, add in the roasted veggies and stir 1-2 minutes. Lastly, pour the sauce and veggies over the cooked pasta and stir to combine. Let the pasta sit for 2-3 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
WHAT MEATS GO WELL WITH GARLIC PASTA?
This pasta recipe goes wonderfully with chicken breasts or even cooked sausage but it’s pretty versatile and can be served up with just about anything. This pasta recipe is the perfect recipe to be adapted with what ingredients you have available.
HOW LONG WILL THIS PASTA DISH LAST IN THE FRIDGE?
You can store and enjoy this dish for 2-5 days if stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. To reheat you can put it in the microwave for 45-60 seconds, depending on the serving size. Or you can put it in a pan and reheat it on the stove, maybe even add a little milk to freshen up a bit. With more milk you might want to add a little more salt and pepper to it too, a little at a time as to not over season.
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Pasta with Roasted Vegetables and Sauce is an easy, healthy and fast dinner to make on busy week nights! Making roasted vegetables with pasta is so simple, using minimal ingredients it takes about 30 minutes an you will have an incredible and tasty dish prepared.
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