5 from 3 votes
15-Minute Vegetarian Pasta
Try this 15-Minute Vegetarian Pasta recipe for an uncomplicated weekday dinner.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
426 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 12 oz pasta of your choice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 French shallots finely sliced
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- ¼ cup red wine
- ¼ tsp hot pepper flakes
- 3 ½ cups cherry tomato chopped
- ½ cup basil lightly packed and chopped, fresh leaves
- Parmesan Cheese optional, grated
- salt from the mill
- black pepper from the mill
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente.
- Drain the pasta—reserving ½ cup of the cooking water—and return to the saucepan.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat.
- Add the shallots and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until golden brown.
- Add the garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute.
- Add the wine and hot pepper flakes and cook, scraping the bottom of the skillet, until the wine has evaporated.
- Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes or until the skin begins to crease.
- In the saucepan, add the tomato mixture, reserved cooking water, and basil to the pasta and mix well to coat the pasta.
- Salt and pepper. Serve with Parmesan, if desired.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
426kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
72g
(24%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Sodium
24mg
(1%)
Potassium
552mg
(12%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
834IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
32mg
(36%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 426
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 426kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 72g | 24% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Sodium | 24mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 552mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 834IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 32mg | 36% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.