Name: Vegetable Pasta - One Pot!
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves , minced; 1 onion , finely chopped; 2 zucchinis* , halved lengthwise and cut into sliced 0.8cm / 1/3" slices; 1 red capsicum/bell pepper* , halved and sliced; 1 cup corn* (frozen or canned); 1 broccoli* , broken into bite size florets; 250g/ 1/2lb ziti/penne , or other short pasta (Note 1); 800 g / 28 oz crushed tomato; 1.5 cups / 375 ml vegetable or chicken broth; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp Italian herb mix (or other dried herbs); 1 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (chilli flakes, adjust spiciness to taste); 1.5 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; Optional:; 1.5 cups shredded cheese of choice (Cheddar, tasty, Monterey Jack etc); To serve:; Finely chopped parsley (optional); Parmesan (if not using cheese)

* These vegetables can be switched with vegetables of choice - use 7 to 8 cups in total, chopped or sliced. Cook cauliflower and broccolini in the same way the broccoli is cooked in this recipe ie placed on top of the pasta so it steams first before stirring through.

1. Pasta - any short pasta can be used: penne, ziti, macaroni, spirals.

Pasta cook times may need adjustment. If undercooked to your taste and liquid has reduced down, just add a touch of water. Most important is to ensure you don't overcook the pasta!Mushy pasta is not pleasant!

2. Nutrition per serving, assuming 5 servings excluding the cheesewhich is optional. Cheese adds 120 calories per serve. If cheese is omitted, serve with parmesan instead.

Nutrition Facts Vegetable Pasta - One Pot! Amount Per Serving Calories 378 Calories from Fat 45 % Daily Value* Fat 5g8%Sodium 1273mg55%Potassium 1459mg42%Carbohydrates 72g24%Fiber 11g46%Sugar 16g18%Protein 15g30% Vitamin A 2260IU45%Vitamin C 177.6mg215%Calcium 164mg16%Iron 4.9mg27% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Vegetable Pasta - One Pot!

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