pasta with vegetables

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 carrots
• 1 1/2 cups broccoli florets, lightly steamed or blanched
• 4 cups uncooked rotini pasta

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• mix together the oil, vinegar, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. set aside.
• bring a large pot of salted water to boil; add rotini and bring to a boil again. cook until rotini is al dente; drain well. return the rotini to the pot.
• while rotini is cooking heat oil in a frying pan and saute red bell pepper, green bell pepper, garlic and carrots. cook until vegetables are softened. place the broccoli in the frying pan and cook another 2 minutes.
• pour the cooked vegetables into the pot with the pasta. pour the vinaigrette over the pasta and vegetables. toss to distribute vegetables and vinaigrette evenly.