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Simple and quick meals are an absolute must for our family! This Garden Veggie Pasta recipe is so simple and quick to make that it is one of our family’s go-to recipes in the summertime. It is a great way to use and incorporate any ripe vegetables from the garden, especially zucchini and yellow squash.

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The following recipe includes the vegetables that we use most often. However, we have made this Garden Veggie Pasta recipe with a wide variety of vegetables, and it has turned out great every single time. Use whatever you happen to have on hand!

Every year, we plant zucchini and yellow squash plants. They produce so much that we usually end up with more than we know what to do with! This recipe is a great way to use up those veggies from our garden.

For this recipe, I usually only use one Italian sausage that I break up into very small pieces. I was hesitant to first try it with only one, but once I did I realized it’s really all you need and is a great way to save money by stretching your meat. The Italian sausage, even when using just one, adds such amazing flavor to the rest of the dish. It is also a fantastic way to eat mostly vegetables that are still loaded with flavor!

I hope your family loves this simple and delicious Garden Veggie Pasta recipe as much as mine does!

Garden Veggie Pasta with Italian Sausage

Ingredients:

• Onion, chopped
• Zucchini, chopped
• Yellow Squash, chopped
• Italian Sausage (We usually only use one Italian sausage to make it stretch)
• Can of Tomatoes, diced
• Spinach
• Italian Seasoning – oregano, basil, parsley, whatever you have on hand
• Garlic
• Salt and Pepper
• Parmesan cheese, to top
• Noodles, your choice or what you have on hand

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
2. Cook chopped onions through until translucent and caramelized.
3. Add zucchini and yellow squash to the pan and season with Italian seasoning, garlic, salt, and pepper. Continue to cook for a minute or two. 
4. Push veggies to the outside of the pan. Cook the Italian sausage until fully cooked through.  As you cook the sausage, break it up into little pieces.  Once fully cooked, stir all of the pan ingredients together.
5. Add a can of diced tomatoes and spinach to the pan.  Continuously stir the mixture and season to taste. 
6. Cook noodles as directed on the box. 
7. Combine the veggie and meat mixture with noodles and top with Parmesan cheese. 

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