Garden Veggie Pasta with Rosemary, a light and easy pasta dish. Yellow squash, green beans, and tomatoes with rosemary and garlic, topped with parmesan.
1cupyellow squashcrook-neck squash or summer squash, chopped
1cupgreen beanschopped
1cupcherry tomatoeshalved
1tablespoonbutter
1teaspoondried rosemary
1teaspoongarlicminced
¼teaspoonblack pepper
½teaspoonsalt
8ouncescooked bow tie noodles
Instructions
In a medium saucepan boil water and make 8 ounces of bow tie noodles according to the directions on the package.
While the noodles are cooking, chop the yellow squash, green beans, and halve the cherry tomatoes. I like to chop the green beans into 3-4 pieces.
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add chopped yellow squash, and green beans.
Add dried rosemary, minced garlic, and salt and pepper and sauté for about 7 minutes. I prefer my vegetables to still hold their form and a little firm.
Before taking off the heat, add the halved cherry tomatoes and mix.
Top cooked bow tie noodles with the garden vegetable mixture and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
My favorite tomatoes to use in this meal are either cherry or grape tomatoes. We always have a lot in our garden and I love the texture they maintain when heated. You also can chop up any type of tomato you have on hand. You may have a little mushier of tomato with your end product, but the flavor will still be delicious.
Make sure to not over saute the vegetables! Often times I find people don't like vegetables like yellow squash because they tend to over cook them! Mushy squash is no good! Sautéed but still firm squash is heavenly.
Don't forget to add the tomato right before taking the other vegetables off the heat. This will warm them but not over cook them. You want to make sure the tomatoes, if using cherry or grape, are still somewhat firm. The skins will wilt slightly, and that's perfect!