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This pasta primavera recipe is bursting with fresh veggies and a creamy Parmesan sauce! It’s a veggie-packed dinner that pleases everyone.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking for a vegetarian pasta<\/a> to impress? Try Pasta Primavera<\/strong>, the Italian-sounding American dish from the 1970’s that’s here to liven up your mealtimes! There are many ways to make a primavera, so here’s our spin. Tender pasta is mixed with spring vegetables like asparagus, broccolini, peas and carrots, then tossed with a creamy, luxurious Parmesan sauce. You won’t want the bowl to end! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story behind pasta primavera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pasta Primavera is an American pasta dish featuring fresh vegetables invented in the 1970’s. The dish was created by a New York chef named Sirio Maccioni<\/a> at the home of an Italian businessman in Nova Scotia of all places. The dish mixed butter, cream, cheese, pasta and fresh vegetables, and went on to become popular all over the world. While it doesn’t sound like a revolutionary combination to our modern ears, it was the first of its kind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What’s in this pasta primavera recipe?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since then, Pasta Primavera has popped up on restaurant menus across the globe, popularly at Italian American chains like Olive Garden. There’s really no “correct” way to make this dish: no specifications on the exact sauce or the type of vegetables. Primavera <\/em>means spring in Italian, so often you’ll see it with spring vegetables like asparagus and carrot. But just as many spins use summer vegetables like zucchini and tomatoes: so there’s a lot of variation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our opinion, a good Pasta Primavera should feature spring vegetables<\/em> just like the title indicates, so that’s what we’ve used here. The veggies are accessorized with a creamy Parmesan sauce<\/a> that makes everything taste irresistible. Here’s what you’ll need for this recipe: <\/p>\n\n\n\n