Easy Pasta Recipes – Butter-Glazed Garden Pasta Recipe w/ Tri-Color Rigatoni, Zucchini, & Mushrooms…
Way back when, my grandmother used to watch me for a couple hours after school until my mom got off of work. As a quick after-school snack, my grandmother would just combine butter, pasta, and parmesan cheese for me to munch on. I always enjoyed this quick pasta recipe though it probably wasn’t the most healthy for me. When my daughter was young, I would cook a variation for our family as a quick and light dinner. It was so cute how she’d say, “Noo-nules, mush-ooms, zucchini”.
While I still enjoy this easy pasta recipe, my family’s tastes have changed with my daughter not liking mushrooms and my husband not liking zucchini. The great thing about this recipe is that any other vegetables can be substituted or added in depending on personal preference. Cooked chicken or ground turkey/beef may be used as well.
- 1 pkg Tri-Color Spiral Noodles
- 1/4 cup Butter (or Earth Balance or olive oil)
- 1 pint White Mushrooms
- 2 Medium-Sized Zucchini
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese
- Garlic Salt
- Olive Oil
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Slice mushrooms. Slice zucchinis or chop into cubes.
- Add 2 Tbsp of olive oil to pan and heat on med-high.
- Sautée mushrooms and zucchini, drain, then set aside.
- After pasta is done boiling, drain, and return to low-med heat.
- Add butter. Allow to melt and stir until the pasta is well-coated.
- Season with garlic salt to taste.
- Add sautéed vegetables.
- Generously top with parmesan cheese or mix it in.
- Optional: Include cooked chicken strips to make the dish more hearty. To add more color, use yellow squash or bell peppers.
20 comments
Yum!! This looks great! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
You’re so welcome!
Yum! This sounds delicious!
Thanks – hope it comes in handy.
This looks wonderful. I love all of the ingredients in it! Pinning for later definitely!
Yep, you can’t go too wrong with pasta, butter, and sauteed veggies 🙂 Thanks!
That looks amazing, pinning it for later!
Thank you! I kind of feel like eating some of it now 😛
That looks like something I would really enjoy for a meal! Thanks for sharing. Pinned it to my recipe board on Pinterest 🙂
Thank you for sharing and I hope it turned out yummy if you had a chance to make it 🙂
Delicious! I love mushrooms!
Yay! I hope you can use it one day.
Looks yummy.
And it was, except that the zucchini I used was kind of old and made it all tastes bitter 😀
This looks soooooo good and is perfect for spring!
It’s a nice and light dish and it’s so easily customized to your own taste 🙂
Mmmm, that looks really delicious!
Ooo I love pasta type recipes, this would be a perfect addition to a BBQ. Thanks for sharing.
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This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
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