I've always wanted to try pasta primavera. It sounded exotic. One time I went out with my daughter and she ordered it, and I looked longingly at the zucchini, summer squash, broccoli, peppers, and carrots floating in a white sauce atop a mound of pasta while I ate my salad.
Anyway in September I ate at a restaurant in Ashland, Oregon that carried a gluten free version of this dish. This restaurant overlooked a walkway along a river, and it was just beautiful. I was waiting with anticipation for our food to come, and when I took my first bite, I was wow am I glad I ordered it! It was bursting with fresh broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, and peppers. By the way the Alfredo sauce for this recipe comes from my daughter-in-law's family reunion cookbook.
Incredible Gluten Free Pasta Primavera
(1) Slice 1 small zucchini and 1 yellow squash and cut in half moon shapes.
(2) Cut up 1 cup of broccoli florets, and 1 cup of cauliflower florets.
(3) Thinly slice 1 red and 1 green pepper into strips.
(4) Finely chop 1 small onion (more if you like more, I usually put a lot of onion into my foods)
(5) Slice 2 carrots into strips. (This came from another site)
(6) 7-8 asparagus spears, cut into 4ths (or in winter why not use 1 cup of green beans?)
(7) 8-10 cherry tomatoes sliced in half or 2 romas sliced.
(8) Thinly slice 4 cloves of garlic. (My son-in-law uses 6 cloves.)
(9) 10-15 basil leaves chopped or 1/4 cup of parsley (celiac.com )
(10) Optional: 1 cup of sliced mushrooms (saw on another site!)
2. Grate 1 cup of Parmesan cheese.
3. Prepare noodles:
(1) Cook 16 oz of gluten free fettuccine pasta al dente.
(2) Drain
4. Cook vegetables: (I like to use my cast iron skillet for this)
Put 1-2 T of butter into a skillet and saute vegetables (except garlic and tomatoes) until they are crisp tender.
5. Make Alfredo sauce - In a large skillet:
(1) In a separate pan put 2 T of butter and warm up on medium high heat.
(2) Add 1 1/2 cups of whipping cream and bring to a boil stirring constantly until it becomes shiny with large bubbles. Set aside until needed.
6. Assemble:
(1) Add the drained pasta to the Alfredo sauce.
(2) Then add the grated Parmesan.
(4) Then add 1 cup of whipping cream, 1/4 cup of milk a little at a time.
(5) Then add 1/2 tsp. of black pepper and 1/8 tsp. of nutmeg.
(6) Then add the vegetables, tomatoes, and fresh parsley or chopped basil.
Serve with salad. Bring some extra Parmesan to the table and your pepper grinder.
Other Italian & Greek Pasta Recipes on This Blog:
Italian & Greek Chicken:
Incredible Gluten Free Chicken Souvlaki (My son-in-law's marinade recipe)
Chicken Cacciatore with Peppers & Mushrooms (My mother-in-law)
You've Got to Try This Gluten Free Chicken Parmesan! (From my church cook book, Come & Dine)
Pasta Cassroles:
The Best Gluten Free Lasagna (From my church Come & Dine cookbook)
Delicious Gluten Free Chicken Tetrazzini (From my daughter-in-law's family cookbook)
Classic Pastas:
My Mom's Splendiferous Gluten Free Spaghetti (My mother's amazing sauce!)
Ginger's Family Favorite Gluten Free Beef Stroganof (From my friend Ginger)
Gluten Free Pasta Aioli - Sausage & Vegetable Penne (From my daughter and son-in-law)
Incredible Gluten Free Pasta Primavera (Combination of two Internet searches)
Fantastic Gluten Free Salmon Fettucine
Easy to Make Gluten Free Shrimp Linguini (From my Syre School Cookbook)
Mac & Cheeses
Fantastic Gluten Free Macaroni & Cheese (Modified from Heritage & Internet search)
Gluten Free Comfort Food - Downright Delicious Gluten Free Tuna Noodle Casserole (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Northwest Crab Mac & Cheese - From a 5th grade friend's recipe project
Whidbey Island Crab & Noodle Bake - A classy crab mac & cheese recipe from my mother-in-law
Pizza
Judi's Gluten Free Crazy Crust Pizza - Spinach, Artichoke & Feta Pizza (From a friend)
Soups:
This is the Best Minestrone Soup! (From my son's Internet search and tweaking)
Mouth Watering Italian Turkey Sausage Soup (This is my friend Debbie's recipe)
Salads:
Tasty Gluten Free Pasta Salad (I've been making this salad for over 20 years!)
Jeremy D's Sensational Greek Salad (From my son-in-law who is half Italian)
Michelle's Greek Quinoa Salad (My daughter came up with this way to use quinoa)
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