VEGETARIAN SKILLET PASTA RECIPES RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add onion and bell pepper and cook until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add spinach and saute until just wilted, about 3 minutes. Pour in dry rotini pasta and stir in 4 cups water, pasta sauce, salt, and pepper.
• Cover skillet and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir pasta, adding a little more water if contents seem too dry. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes more.
• Reduce heat to low and stir in Parmesan cheese. Add tablespoon-sized scoops of ricotta cheese decoratively on top of the pasta. Cover and cook until Parmesan has melted and ricotta has heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large sided fry pan, add olive oil and begin sautéing onions and minced garlic on medium high heat for one minute. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
• Next, add celery, carrots and eggplant and continue to sauté.
• Add vegetable broth, the marinara, red pepper flakes (optional), the rest of the spices and pasta.
• During this cooking time, stir the pasta and vegetable mixture, periodically. If the sauce becomes too dry, add more broth if needed.
• The pasta will finish cooking in approximately nine minutes. It will be al dente. If you want your pasta softer, then cook it one minute longer, approximately.
• Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with shaved parmesan and serve hot. Enjoy!