Vegetable Pasta – Quick, Healthy, and Full of Flavor
This simple pasta with vegetables is a healthy and colorful dish the whole family will enjoy. Perfect for busy weeknights, it uses fresh ingredients and makes getting kids to eat veggies a whole lot easier!
Ingredients
For the Vegetable Sauce:
- 30 g olive oil ≈ 3 tablespoons
- 1 garlic clove
- 50 g onion about 1 medium onion, sliced
- 50 g celery finely chopped
- 50 g carrots grated
- 50 g zucchini grated
- 400 g crushed tomatoes fresh or canned
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 100 ml water
- 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp black pepper, ¼ tsp ground coriander
- 5 fresh basil leaves chopped (+ extra for garnish)
For the Pasta:
- 1 liter water + ½ tsp salt
- 320 g pasta
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat.
- Add the sliced onion and sauté until translucent.
- Stir in garlic, celery, grated carrots, and zucchini. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Add crushed tomatoes (blend them if you prefer a smooth sauce).
- Mix in tomato paste, water, salt, pepper, coriander, and chopped basil.
- Let the sauce simmer gently, uncovered, for 15–20 minutes until thick and the vegetables are tender.
- Bring 1 liter of water to a boil in a separate pot.
- Add salt and pasta. Cook according to package instructions or until al dente.
- Drain the pasta and immediately add it to the vegetable sauce.
- Toss the pasta with the sauce until well coated.
- Serve hot, garnished with fresh basil and optionally grated vegan or dairy parmesan.