Very Veggie Pasta

Kids, make sure to only prepare this with an adult!

Ingredients

• 2 cups vegetable broth
• ½ cup peeled and diced organic carrots
• 1 cup organic cauliflower florets
• 1 cup organic broccoli florets
• 1 cup organic peas
• 1 pound of whole grain pasta (try Penne, Fusilli or Rigatoni!)
• 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• ½ cup parmesan cheese
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

Step 1: Fill a large pot of water and put it on a high flame. Add salt and bring to a boil.

Step 2: In a medium skillet, bring 1 cup of vegetable broth to a boil
- add the carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli to the vegetable broth
- add a pinch of salt
- cook the veggies for about 5- 6 minutes
- add the peas and cook another 4 minutes
- turn off the heat

Step 3: Follow the cooking instructions on the pasta package.
- Drain the pasta, save some of the pasta cooking water (about 1 cup)

Step 4: Turn the flame back on the veggies
- add 1 more cup of vegetable broth to the veggies
- add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to veggies
- cook that another 2 minutes

Step 5: Mix the veggies and the pasta together
- here is where you can add ½ cup – 1 cup of the pasta cooking water
- Stir in ½ cup of parmesan cheese

Enjoy!