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Easy Summer Vegetable Pasta

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 7, 2013

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Easy Summer Vegetable Pasta

Ingredients

1 pound penne pasta Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 red onion, halved and sliced thin3 garlic cloves, minced2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick1 summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick12 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved1 (5.2-ounce) package Garlic & Herb Boursin cheese ½ cup chopped fresh basil

Before You Begin

Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

Instructions

  1. Bring 4 quarts water to boil in Dutch oven. Add penne and 1 tablespoon salt to boiling water and cook until al dente. Reserve ¾ cup pasta cooking water and drain pasta.
  2. Heat oil in now-empty Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add zucchini, summer squash, and ¼ cup reserved pasta water and cook, covered, until vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in cooked pasta, tomatoes, Boursin, remaining ½ cup pasta water, and basil until pasta is heated through. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.
Easy Summer Vegetable Pasta

Easy Summer Vegetable Pasta

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 pound penne pasta
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 red onion, halved and sliced thin
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick
1 summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick
12 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
1 (5.2-ounce) package Garlic & Herb Boursin cheese
½ cup chopped fresh basil

Ingredients

1 pound penne pasta
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 red onion, halved and sliced thin
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick
1 summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick
12 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
1 (5.2-ounce) package Garlic & Herb Boursin cheese
½ cup chopped fresh basil

Ingredients

1 pound penne pasta
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 red onion, halved and sliced thin
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick
1 summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick
12 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
1 (5.2-ounce) package Garlic & Herb Boursin cheese
½ cup chopped fresh basil

Why This Recipe Works

Boursin cheese thinned with starchy pasta cooking water makes a quick, flavorful sauce for pasta and vegetables. 

Before You Begin

Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

Instructions

  1. Bring 4 quarts water to boil in Dutch oven. Add penne and 1 tablespoon salt to boiling water and cook until al dente. Reserve ¾ cup pasta cooking water and drain pasta.
  2. Heat oil in now-empty Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add zucchini, summer squash, and ¼ cup reserved pasta water and cook, covered, until vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in cooked pasta, tomatoes, Boursin, remaining ½ cup pasta water, and basil until pasta is heated through. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

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