Roasted Veggie Pesto Goat Cheese Pasta

Are you ready for your mind to be blown? If so, this pasta will do the trick! This creamy pesto goat cheese and roasted veggie pasta is absolutely incredible. It’s EASY, fast, simple, fresh, and perfect for a weeknight dinner or meal prepped lunch! I love the way it has a slight tang from the goat cheese, a bite from the pesto, and a little spice from the cayenne pepper. If you are craving a nourishing and fueling lunch or dinner meal, this recipe is for you!

How it’s Made

This meal is extremely easy to make! To start, simply chop up your vegetables and get your pasta water boiling. You’ll start sautéing the bell peppers and broccoli together until they are tender and golden brown. You want some good color on the veggies because the more color, the more flavor!
Once the water starts boiling, you’ll add your pasta and cook until al dente. At this point, once the veggies have browned, you’ll add the cherry tomatoes and sauté until they start to become tender and fall apart. Then, you’ll turn off the heat to the veggies, drain the pasta, and then add the pasta to the pan with the veggies. Add in 1/3 cup pesto, 1/2 cup goat cheese, and the cayenne pepper. You’ll mix until everything is combined, creamy, and delicious!

I love this meal on a busy weeknight because it has so much depth of flavor, is a great comfort-food pasta dish, and has so many health benefits. It’s perfect to make for dinner and then reheat for lunch the next day, OR make on a Sunday for meal-prep lunches throughout the week. It is excellent warmed up and makes for a hearty and delicious lunch! I hope you love it!

Health Benefits:

1. Full of antioxidants which rid your body of free radicals

2. High in vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, and calcium.

3. Improves digestion since it is high in fiber

4. Plant-based meal which lowers your LDL (unhealthy) cholesterol

I hope you love this Roasted Veggie Summer Goat Cheese Pasta and enjoy making it for years to come!

Roasted Veggie Summer Pesto Goat Cheese Pasta

Time: 30 minutes | Serves: 4-5 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 (16 oz.) package of bowtie, gemelli, or fusilli pasta
  2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

• 1 red bell pepper, sliced

• 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced

• 1 head of broccoli, chopped into small bite sized pieces (you can also substitute this for a bundle of asparagus cut into small bite sized pieces)

• 2 cups cherry tomatoes, chopped in half

• 1 tablespoon garlic powder

• 1 teaspoon onion powder

• 2 teaspoons oregano

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

• 1/3 cup goat cheese

• 1/3 cup basil pesto (I love the Costco pesto)

• A sprinkle of cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. First, start by heating a large pot filled with water over high heat. Once boiling, add the pasta and cook until al dente, then drain.

2. While the water is heating up & pasta is cooking, add the olive oil to a large sauté pan over medium/high heat and add the chopped bell peppers, broccoli, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, salt, and pepper, and mix until combined. Cook until the veggies are tender and golden brown, about 5-8 minutes. Then, add your halved cherry tomatoes and cook for about 2 minutes more or until the tomatoes are lightly charred and starting to break down. Turn off the heat. Using the back of your spoon, smash the tomatoes so the juices come out.

3. The pasta should be cooked and drained around the same time that the veggies are finished. Using the same pan that the pasta was cooked in, add the hot pasta, hot veggies, goat cheese, pesto, a sprinkle of cayenne pepper, plus additional salt and pepper as needed. Mix until combined and creamy.

4. Serve the pasta immediately and top with additional goat cheese. Enjoy!

   LUNCH MEAL PREP: Make the pasta exactly as described above and let cool. Add spoonfuls of the pasta into airtight, microwave safe containers. Place in the fridge and enjoy for lunches throughout the week. To heat up, simply microwave for 1.5 minutes!
   
   

   Recipe by: The Heaping Harvest

I hope you love making this Roasted Veggie Summer Pesto Goat Cheese Pasta and enjoy making this recipe for years to come. If you’ve tried this recipe, we would love for you to write a review below! Thank you :)

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