Rigatoni Primavera – Easy Pasta Dinner

Supper last night was a 1-2-3 affair. In no time at all, you can take advantage of Emmy Cook’s advice, making basil oil as instructed, then follow Emmy’s advice to toss it on some pasta. The result will be fresh and interesting. Each bite will have a unique flavour due to the large size of  each ingredient. Ain’t cooking grand?

Rigatoni Primavera 

• 1 box De Cecco Rigatoni, cooked according to package instructions
• 2 bell peppers, yellow and red, cored, seeded and sliced
• 2 zucchini, trimmed, cut into spears
• 2 scallions, finely chopped
• 1/4 c basil oil, as made by Emmy Cooks
• 1 c Parmigiano Reggiano shavings, made with a vegetable peeler
• 1/2 c roughly chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• 4 yellow cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 T olive oil
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• red pepper flakes, to taste

Heat a large pan on medium-high. Add a tablespoon of olive oil. Cook the scallion for about 2 minutes. Add the zucchini, cooking for about 4-5 minutes, until starting to brown and soften. Add the peppers, cooking about 4 more minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the sun-dried tomatoes.

Toss the pasta with the basil oil. Combine all ingredients. Serves 4.

Rigatoni Primavera Print Ready Recipe

Final notes:

• Just want to take a moment to thank you for reading Jittery Cook. I look forward to seeing what you bring to the table.

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