My Favorite Way to Work More Veggies into Pasta Night (2024)

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How to get more veggies into pasta? ›

Fresh veggies: Zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, bell peppers, red onion, and grape tomatoes. Flavor-makers: Garlic, dried oregano, fresh thyme, salt, and pepper, and fresh lemon zest. Pasta: A short pasta is best for making sure everything is bite-sized.

Garlic butter is a terrific way to season all types of noodles. Simply melt butter and sprinkle in some garlic powder. Toss your spaghetti or favorite type of pasta in this delightful mixture to create a filling and appetizing meal.

Adding Vegetables to Instant Ramen

Quick-cooking vegetables like baby spinach, romaine lettuce, bean sprouts, thinly sliced cabbage, watercress, and scallions (amongst others) can be stirred into the soup right before serving. They should wilt in a matter of seconds.

Almost any vegetable can be added, courgettes, aubergines, artichokes, peas, broad beans and so on. They can be used with tomatoes of not, sometimes with some cheese (parmigiano reggiano, ricotta forte, ricotta salata, pecorino and so on) grated in the end.

Add some mix-ins

Now's the time to get really creative with your pasta. Add in some chopped olives or jarred tapenade, quartered artichoke hearts, or sun-dried tomatoes in oil, capers, sliced pickled chiles or roasted red peppers, drained canned tuna or other tinned seafood.

What are 3 tips to make vegetables more appealing? ›

Food items like cucumbers, carrots, radishes, beetroot and tomatoes can be eaten raw in the form of salads. Potatoes should be well cooked before consuming them.

Add beans, look up the recipe there are famous ones and those are very filling. Or add ricotta to it or to its sauce, very filling ingredient. I love to load my pasta sauce with veggies and this makes it very filling! My favourite are mushrooms, onions, zucchini, bell peppers, carrots or spinach.