Creamy Veggie Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini, bell pepper, mushrooms, spinach, and tomatoes. Cook and stir until vegetables have softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add broth, sour cream, and tomato paste and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Drain penne and mix into the sauce. Stir in parsley and basil.

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese spread, milk and garlic powder in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray until blended.
• Add vegetables; stir. Cook on medium heat 6 to 8 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Stir in pasta; cook 2 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add onions, garlic and thyme; cook 3 to 5 min. or until softened. Add water and zucchini; cook 5 to 7 min. or until zucchini is tender. Add cream cheese and broth; stir 1 min. or until cream cheese is melted.
• Drain spaghetti. Add to vegetable mixture; toss to coat. Serve topped with Parmesan.

Steps:

• In a blender, puree drained cashews and next 7 ingredients until smooth; mix in crushed red pepper flakes if desired. Set aside., In a Dutch oven or large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until browned, 4-5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add asparagus, Broccolini and carrots; cook until tender, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pan; set aside. , In same pan, add tomato mixture and cook for 2 minutes. Add water, sun-dried tomatoes and pasta. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until pasta is al dente, 10-12 minutes, adding additional water as necessary, stirring occasionally. Stir in cooked vegetables and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• COOK and stir vegetables in hot oil in large skillet on medium heat until crisp-tender.
• ADD cream cheese spread, milk, Parmesan cheese and seasonings; mix well. Reduce heat to low; cook until cream cheese is melted, stirring frequently.
• DRAIN hot spaghetti; place in large bowl. Add sauce; toss to coat.

Steps:

• Note: 1 1/2 cups of both fresh broccoli florets and fresh cauliflower florets, as well as 1 cup of sliced fresh carrots, can be substituted for the frozen veggies.
• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to boil and cook pasta according to package directions; add frozen veggies in with pasta during last five minutes of cooking.
• Drain pasta and veggies in colander.
• In the same pan, over low heat, whisk together soup, milk, parmesan, and mustard; add cream cheese and whisk frequently while cream cheese melts.
• Once mixture is smooth, add veggies and pasta into sauce.
• Heat until mixture is combined and warmed through, stirring frequently.
• Taste; add salt and pepper if desired; serve.