Penne Pasta with Vegetables

"This is an excellent pasta dish to be served with any chicken dishes."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
16
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook pasta according to package instructions.
  • Add broccoli for the last 2 minutes of cooking pasta.
  • Drain well and transfer to a large bowl.
  • Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, add olive oil, garlic, onion and mushrooms and saute' for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Now add sliced zucchini and continue to saute' for another 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add chicken broth, oregano and red pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute.
  • Reduce heat to medium, add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Stir in spinach and lemon rind; cook covered for 2 minutes or until spinach is tender.
  • When done, add cooked mixture to pasta/broccoli and toss to coat well.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
  • Serve immediately.

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Reviews

  1. This was awesome. I used wheat rotini no zucchini and extra onions. We loved it.
     
  2. used lemon juice instead of rind, mozzarella with dry parmesion , no zuchini ... everything else was exact and it was great. cant wait to do it again with zuchini and squash. yum! thank you.
     
  3. Very much enjoyed. I added extra lemon zest, spinach and omitted the zucchini. Personal preference. :)
     
  4. I can always depend on Uncle Bill for a fantastic supper! This dish is no exception. The medley of flavors is a treat. I might add some chicken or shrimp to this dish the next time I make it to complete the meal. Thanks, Uncle Bill!** Edited (1/30/2012) to add that I continue making this wonderful recipe now that we are making the switch to meatless meals. The only changes I make now is to use canola oil in place of the olive (to make even healthier), use vegetable broth in place of the chicken and eliminate the Parmesan ~ Thanks again, Uncle Bill for sharing all your fabulous recipes!!
     
  5. This was delicious! The flavors blended very nicely. I left out the mushrooms as I am not a fan of them. It was good even without them. I didn't pay close attention to the amount of penne to make. I made the whole box (which I noticed afterwards was 14 oz.) and it was way too much for the amount of vegetables I had. Other than that it went great. I prepped the veggies earlier in the day so when it came time to cook it all I had to do was mix per the directions! This one I will definitely make again!
     
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  1. I can always depend on Uncle Bill for a fantastic supper! This dish is no exception. The medley of flavors is a treat. I might add some chicken or shrimp to this dish the next time I make it to complete the meal. Thanks, Uncle Bill!** Edited (1/30/2012) to add that I continue making this wonderful recipe now that we are making the switch to meatless meals. The only changes I make now is to use canola oil in place of the olive (to make even healthier), use vegetable broth in place of the chicken and eliminate the Parmesan ~ Thanks again, Uncle Bill for sharing all your fabulous recipes!!
     
  2. used lemon juice instead of rind, mozzarella with dry parmesion , no zuchini ... everything else was exact and it was great. cant wait to do it again with zuchini and squash. yum! thank you.
     
  3. Great dish! We substituted vegetable broth for chicken broth and used squash instead of broccoli from our garden. My DH was skeptical at first, but helped himself with more. Thanks William!
     
  4. Super recipe. I used kale and collar greens in place of the spinach, those were on hand. Substituted fresh lemon juice for lemon rind. It turned out great. This is definitely a keeper. Thanks for sharing.
     

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