Summer Vegetable Pasta

Nectarines with Brown Sugar and Almonds
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Ingredients

  • 8 oz whole-grain penne pasta
  • 3 portobello mushrooms, stems and gills removed
  • 2 ears corn, shucked
  • 3 zucchini, cut into ¼-inch-thick planks
  • 1 red onion, cut into ½-inch-thick slices
  • 2 red bell peppers, halved and seeded
  • ⅔ cup olive oil, divided
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ½ cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.
  2. Drizzle mushrooms, corn, zucchini, onion, and bell peppers with ¼ cup oil; sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
  3. Grill vegetables, covered, 5 to 10 minutes or until browned and tender.
  4. Coarsely chop mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, and onion; cut kernels from cobs. Discard cobs.
  5. Toss together pasta, vegetables, 6 Tbsp oil, vinegar, basil, 1 tsp salt, and ½ tsp pepper.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 6 nectarines, halved (or use peaches)
  • 1 Tbsp butter, melted
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp honey-roasted sliced almonds

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Toss nectarines with butter and brown sugar. Grill nectarines, cut sides down and covered, 3 minutes or until beginning to brown.
  2. Remove from heat; sprinkle with nuts.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
433
117
550
Fat (g) 26 4 30
Sat. Fat (g) 4 1 5
Protein (g) 9 2 11
Carb (g) 45 20 65
Fiber (g) 7 3 10
Sodium (mg) 416 29 445

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