Chunky Garden Pasta

Here’s my recipe to share:

Chunky Garden Pasta

1 bag of Trader Joe organic brown rice and quinoa fusilli pasta

1 1/2 large onions chopped

4 garlic cloves minced

2 celery stalks chopped

2 medium carrots chopped

2 peppers (combination green, red, and yellow) chopped

1-2 small zucchini’s chopped

1 medium crown of broccoli chopped

1-2 jalapeño peppers diced finely

1 tomato chopped (for garnish)

Handful of spinach and kale chopped

1 large can (28oz) petite diced tomatoes

1 -2 small cans (14.5oz) diced tomatoes

1 can cannelini beans - mashed (to thicken the sauce)

Trader Joe 21 spices - Black pepper -Oregano - Chili powder - All to taste

1/2-1 cup Vegetable broth (as needed)

Sauté onions and garlic until starting to get translucent, then add carrots and celery, then add in the peppers. Sauté for a couple of minutes - add spices

Add both cans of tomatoes and 1/2-1 cup broth and let it slowly come to a light boil.

Stir in mashed cannelini beans, then add broccoli

Reduce heat and add in zucchini

Cook pasta

Just before serving, add into the sauce the kale and spinach

I like a little zip in my pasta sauce and to add fresh tomatoes on top of my pasta right before eating

Enjoy!

Donna