Pasta, tagliatelle and veggies

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A simple, quick and versatile dish

  • 30 mins

Ingredients

  • • 4 nests tagliatelle pasta
  • • 1 tbsp oil
  • • 2 small onions, cut into wedges
  • • 1-2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • • 1 zucchini, diced
  • • 2 yellow peppers, diced
  • • 15 oz can tomato, diced
  • • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • • 4 tbsp cream cheese
  • • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • • 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
  • • 1 tbsp cornstarch, mixed with 2 tbls cold water (if needed)
  • • thyme for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Cook the pasta as per the package instructions.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onions and garlic for about 5 mins.
Add the zucchini, peppers and tomatoes and cook for a couple more mins.
Add the vegetable stock, bring to a boil, then stir in the cream cheese, tomato paste and mixed herbs and simmer for about 5 mins.
Add the cornstarch slurry and cook for another 2 mins until sauce has thickened. Serve with the drained pasta and garnish with thyme leaves.

Note:
I did not use the vegetable stock, I used a large can of diced tomatoes with the juice. I used about 1/3 of an 8oz block of cream cheese. The sauce thickened perfectly without using cornstarch.
Any veggies can be used, I used asparagus instead of zucchini.