The big garden I had envisioned last spring, somehow didn’t happen this year. I got too busy, and sadly my garden plans fell to the wayside.

I did manage to grow a lovely herb garden that has been much enjoyed. Luckily though, one of my lovely neighbors has been giving me bags full of garden vegetables like zucchini and squash. Roasted Vegetable Pasta is one of my favorite simple dishes to prepare, and it uses up a lot of fresh garden veggies.
Vegetables are the star of this dish and their flavors really come through in the roasting process. You won’t miss the meat with this dish!
Ingredients
- 3 medium zucchini
- 3 medium yellow squash
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium red onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 pound penne pasta (preferably enriched or whole wheat)
- grated Parmesan (optional)

Instructions
Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and get out 2 large shallow baking pans.
Step 2: Wash vegetables well, dry and cut into bit size pieces. Place the veggies into the baking pans, in a single layer. Sprinkle vegetables with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil over the vegetables. Roast for about 40 to 45 minutes, rotating the top and bottom pans about halfway through.
Step 3: Approximately 15 minutes before the vegetables are done, prepare pasta according to package directions, until al dente. Drain pasta. Place pasta in a large serving bowl and top with roasted vegetables. Stir to combine and top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired. Enjoy!
What have you been making with summer vegetables?

Roasted Vegetable Pasta
Ingredients
- 3 medium zucchini
- 3 medium yellow squash
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium red onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound penne pasta preferably enriched or whole wheat
- grated Parmesan optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and get out 2 large shallow baking pans.
- Wash vegetables well, dry and cut into bit size pieces. Place the veggies into the baking pans, in a single layer. Sprinkle vegetables with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil over the vegetables. Roast for about 40 to 45 minutes, rotating the top and bottom pans about halfway through.
- Approximately 15 minutes before the vegetables are done, prepare pasta according to package directions, until al dente. Drain pasta. Place pasta in a large serving bowl and top with roasted vegetables. Stir to combine and top with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired. Enjoy!


That looks so tasty! I am going to bookmark this so I can make it sometime this month.
What a fun pasta salad! I love the idea of tossing in zucchini and squash that makes for a new twist! Gonna have to add this to the menu!
Oh my this looks amazing and so fresh. I have recently grown to love all kinds of vegetables like this.
This looks so good. I love adding veggies to my dishes…it tastes good, it’s healthy and it’s fulling.
Oh my goodness, that looks heavenly. I think I need to be adding this into my meal plans. YUM
That looks amazing! Adding veggies to meals is one of the best things I do for my family. This sounds super easy and I will try it!
Fantastic that it doesn’t have a heavy sauce. I am going to try this!
I love fresh veggies, especially roasted and pasta is one of my favorite dishes!
Thanks for sharing, I like that it’s a lighter pasta dish, most are so heavy.
This looks really good. I love the vegetables you choose to use in this pasta.