RECIPE: Pasta Primavera with a Basic White Sauce

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Recipe Courtesy of BJ’s Wholesale Club

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Pasta Primavera– Recipe courtesy of BJ’s Wholesale Club

A classic dish loaded with healthy veggies.  Serves 4 at $2.44 per serving

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. Barilla® Linguine
• 1 small Summer Squash, thinly sliced
• 10 oz. Asparagus Spears, 2″ pieces
• 8 oz. Green Giant® Baby Carrots, quartered lengthwise
• 1 cup Berkley & Jensen® Grade A Fancy Peas, defrosted
• 1 recipe White Sauce (below)
• ¾ cup Sargento® Shredded Parmesan Cheese
• Grape Tomatoes (Optional)

Directions:

• 1. Add pasta to large pot of rapidly boiling, salted water. Cook 4 minutes.
• 2. Add all vegetables except peas to pot with pasta.  Cook until vegetables are tender and pasta is al dente.
• 3. Drain  immediately and transfer to large serving bowl. Add peas and toss to mix.
• 4. Prepare white sauce according to recipe. While still hot, add ½ cup shredded cheese and stir until melted.
• 5. Pour cheese sauce over pasta-vegetable mixture and lightly toss to mix.
• 6. Serve immediately garnished with remaining ¼ cup shredded cheese and Grape Tomato halves (optional).

BASIC WHITE SAUCE for pasta primavera Makes 2 cups.

Your microwave’s cooking times may vary.  Please watch carefully.

Ingredients:

• 4 Tbsp. Land O’Lakes® Sweet Butter
• 4 Tbsp. Gold Medal® All-Purpose Flour
• 2 cups Milk
• Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Directions:

• 1. Melt butter on high in 1-qt., microwave-safe bowl, about 20 to 30 seconds.
• 2. Stir in flour, using spoon to break up lumps, until smoothly blended.
• 3. Add milk, salt and pepper and stir until completely blended.
• 4. Microwave on high, pausing to stir every 30 seconds or so, until sauce is thick and bubbly, about 1 to 2 minutes.

Variation: Add 2 cups of shredded Cracker Barrel® Sharp Cheddar Cheese and toss with cooked elbow macaroni for mac and cheese.

BJ’s Wholesale Club has over 180 locations in 15 states.  Click here for a detailed listing of locations by state.

*DISCLAIMER:  BJs supplied the pasta primavera photos and recipe for my In The Kitchen With Kelli Series.  I was not sent any product or money for posting these.*

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