Healthy Harvest Pasta
Healthy Harvest Pasta
Serves 6
15 min.
active cooking time
25 min.
total cooking time
This plant-based meal is packed with summer and late-summer produce – and nutrition to boot!
Found in
Main Dishes
CheesePasta/Noodles
Minnesota GrownSummer, Grilling & Picnics
Gluten FreeVegetarian
Ingredients
A note about gluten: When served with chickpea penne pasta, this recipe is gluten free.
8 oz.
dried whole-wheat or chickpea penne pasta
1 tbsp.
Kowalski's Extra Virgin Olive Oil
8 oz.
Minnesota Grown gourmet mushroom blend
1 cup
sliced Minnesota Grown summer squash
½ cup
fresh Minnesota Grown corn kernels
- kosher salt and freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns, to taste
2 oz.
(up to 3 oz.)
fresh Minnesota Grown goat cheese (such as Minnesota Grown chèvre from The Humble Goat), to taste
2 cups
Roasted Beets
1 cup
chopped spinach or Minnesota Grown kale
- garnishes, to taste: freshly grated Kowalski's Signature Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese, thinly sliced green onions and chopped fresh Minnesota Grown Italian parsley
Directions
- In a large pot of unsalted water, cook pasta according to pkg. directions (do not overcook); near the end of cooking time, scoop approx. ½ cup pasta cooking water from the pot and reserve.
- While pasta cooks, heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.
- Add mushrooms, squash and corn to the pan; cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are browned (6-8 min.).
- Season mushroom mixture to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
- When pasta is done cooking, drain and return to the cooking pot. Add goat cheese; stir pasta and cheese together, adding hot reserved pasta water a bit at a time until sauce reaches desired consistency.
- Gently warm beets in the microwave.
- Fold mushroom mixture, beets and chopped greens into pasta mixture; adjust seasoning to taste.
- Garnish individual portions as desired; serve immediately.
Find It!
- Find fresh goat cheese and Kowalski's Signature Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese in the Specialty Cheese Department.
Tasty Tip:
- Minnesota Grown products are fresher by miles, which is why we recommend them in this recipe. When local options are unavailable, fresh products grown or produced elsewhere may be used.
