Introduction: Delicious, Simple Recipe for Pesto Pasta

By Platein28
About: We are two busy moms who want to help grown-ups get food on the table fast with recipes and activities to occupy the kids while they cook. Our ever-resourceful mom chimes in every step along the way.

As summertime approaches every year, I crave pesto! And there's something about the combo of pasta, an herb-based sauce, and vegetables that is so refreshing. Our vegetarian recipe for pesto pasta has fresh, roasted veggies and is ready is 28 minutes or less! Note: This post may contain affiliate links.

Supplies

2 cups cherry tomatoes halved

½ - 1 red onion sliced

1 summer squash cut into semi-circles

½ Tablespoon olive oil 

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

16 ounce pasta we used fusilli

1 ⅔ cup pesto our pesto recipe yields this exact amount

parmesan cheese

Step 1: Roast Veggies

🥄 Kids Step: Cutting the veggies! While the oven heats up, your kids can use one of our fave kids' knives: Curious Chef Knives, Opinel Le Petit Chef Knife, or Made for Me's Beginner Chef Knife. My son also sneaks a bunch of tomatoes while he's cutting, which I'm definitely not mad about.

🥄 Roasting Tip: Cut your tomatoes length-wise so they hold their juices in better while being roasted. Make sure they lie cut-side-up on your sheet pan.

Step 2: Cook Pasta

🥄 Kids Step: Ummmm...my kids are always up for tasting the pasta to see if it's done, but like every 2 minutes 😂

Step 3: Make Pesto

Check out our Spinach Pesto Recipe for some serious deliciousness! I'm telling ya, it's our pesto that really *makes* this dish!

Step 4: Toss Everything Together

🥄 Kids Step: Your kiddo can stir everything together until "it's all green."


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