Cheesy Vegetarian Pasta

• September 28, 2022
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Ingredients:

• 4 – 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• Pasta of your choice (Rotini, Rigatoni, Penne)
• Vegetables of your choice (carrots, mushrooms, bell peppers, broccoli)
• Alfredo sauce
• Pesto sauce
• salt, to taste
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

Recipe:

1. Bring about 1 L water to boil in a medium-sized pot, and add salt.
2. Place the pasta in the boiling water, and cook according to instructions on the package, for about 10 minutes or so, until desired tenderness has been reached.
3. Remove from heat and drain.
4. While waiting for the pasta to cook, heat oil in another medium-sized pot.  Sauté the chopped garlic in this.
5. Add your least tender vegetable first, and let it cook until partially softened before mixing in your next set of vegetables to cook.  In this manner, add vegetables set by set until all of them have been incorporated.
6. Once all vegetables have been cooked to your desired tenderness, add a bit of salt, turmeric powder and alfredo sauce to taste and mix well.
7. Transfer the drained pasta into the pot with the vegetables, and stir until all has been combined well.
8. Add pesto sauce according to taste and mix well.