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Quick & Easy Rose Primavera Pasta
Creamy tomato pasta packed with broccoli, bell peppers, fresh basil and aromatics! This quick and easy rose primavera pasta dish is ready in 30 minutes with minimal ingredients. A great vegetarian pasta dish for the family to enjoy!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 306 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 4 cups bowtie pasta or rotini, penne or fusilli pasta
- 1 crown broccoli broken into florets
- ½ red onion chopped
- 1 bell pepper diced (red/yellow/orange bell peppers work well)
- 4 cloves garlic sliced
- ½ cup fresh basil roughly chopped
- 3 cups marinara sauce good quality kind
- ¾ cup cream cheese light/regular cream cheese works
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot filled halfway with water to boil on medium-high heat and season with 2 teaspoon of salt. Boil pasta according to package directions until al dente.
- Reserve ½ cup or 125 ml starchy pasta water before you strain the cooked pasta in a colander. Set pasta aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan on medium heat. Fry onions and garlic until softened, about 2-3 minutes. Toss in bell peppers and broccoli, cover and cook until broccoli turns vibrant green.
- Add marinara sauce, cream cheese and reserved pasta water. Use a spatula to break down the cream cheese until there are no lumps and mix everything together until well combined.
- Bring sauce to a boil for 3-4 minutes to thicken. Toss in cooked pasta along with fresh basil.
- Remove off heat. Season with pasta salt and pepper to taste and garnish with more fresh basil.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
306kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Cholesterol
44mg
(15%)
Sodium
2201mg
(92%)
Potassium
1461mg
(42%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
3573IU
(71%)
Vitamin C
73mg
(81%)
Calcium
120mg
(12%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 306
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 306kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 44mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 2201mg | 92% |
| Potassium | 1461mg | 31% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 3573IU | 71% |
| Vitamin C | 73mg | 81% |
| Calcium | 120mg | 12% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.