Pasta-Free Primavera Possible? Keep Reading: Recipe

Pasta-free primavera seems like an oxymoron, don’t you think? Well, good news: This is a dish for those who love pasta but who want to nix some carbs from their diets can enjoy without any guilt at all.

Pasta-Free Primavera Possible? Keep Reading: Recipe

But how?

First, forget about the semolina that sits in your cupboard, instead picking Ellen Chadwick’s healthy alternative: cabbage. Yes, cabbage.

Chef Chadwick, who labors in Lake Tahoe at making lighter Italian dishes from those that are traditional, simple shreds the cabbage and sautés the vegetable in olive oil to create the base for this dish.

Now the other challenge: To keep the dish meatless yet full of protein. This chef adds white beans for that purpose.

That done, the presentation become quite alluring since the cabbage and the white beans serve as a neutral background, allowing all the other ingredients to pop with color.

OK, so ready to make this pasta-free primavera yourself. Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:

1 head of cabbage, shredded
2 brown or yellow onion, chopped
2 or 3 Broccoli crowns, cut into tiny, bite-sized pieces
3 yellow bell peppers, slivered
1 can of small peas
1 can of black olives sliced
1 can of small white beans
Olive oil
Fresh, pre-made pesto sold in a jar from you local specialty store.
Instructions:

In a large fry pan, sauté the onions until translucent, then add the cabbage already salted and peppered to taste. Continue to sauté while you add the entire jar of pesto. In the meantime, cook the broccoli until al dente, and then thoroughly drain. In the next step, drain all canned foods and add to the sauté mixture along with the broccoli and the peppers. Then heat for five more minutes and you’re good to go so go serve.

After all your guests are satiated, you’ll know the answer to this question: Is pastra-free primavera possible? Definitely, and so much so that even pasta lovers will thrive on Chef Ellen Chadwick’s recipe. Don’t think so? Just take a look at all those clean plates.

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