PrettyFood

Creating memories around the table

  • Home
  • Capers
    • Hours and Location
    • Capers News
    • What’s New
    • Product Spotlight
  • Recipes
    • Visual Recipe Index
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Main Dishes
    • Salads
    • Side Dishes
    • Snacks
    • Soups
  • Advice
    • The Basics
    • Ask PrettyFood
    • Critiques
    • Essentials
    • Gadgets & Tools
  • Make it Pretty
    • Tablescapes
    • Flowers
    • Garnishes
    • Holidays & Celebrations
    • Takeout Tricks
  • On the Road
    • Chicago
    • Florence
    • Honolulu
    • Los Cabos
    • Louisville
    • Napa Valley
    • Paris
    • Santa Fe
    • Scottsdale
    • Seattle
  • Special Features
    • A Week of Low-Carb Meals
    • More from Mary Beth
  • About
    • About PrettyFood
    • Contact Us
Home / Recipes / Main Dishes / Steve’s Pasta

Steve’s Pasta

Monday, April 10, 2023

Our friend Bob is a vegetarian. He’s here for lunch often, so sometimes when we’re having something that’s not vegetarian-friendly, cousin Steve will whip up something suitable for Bob. I had watched Steve make this particular dish a couple of times before I couldn’t stand it any longer. It looked and smelled so good that I wanted to ditch my entree and have Steve’s Pasta. The caramelized onions and the variety of other vegetables give it such a rich taste. Now it is near the top of my request list!

pasta with creamy vegetable sauce

Master ingredient list:

  • Olive oil
  • Butter
  • minced garlic
  • yellow squash
  • zucchini
  • red onion
  • green pepper
  • red pepper
  • mushrooms
  • Italian seasoning
  • vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • heavy cream
  • shredded Italian cheese mix
  • carmelized onions

Dice the following to come up with the quantities below:
1/2 cup yellow squash
1/2 cup zucchini
1/4 cup red onion
1/4 cup green pepper
1/4 cup red pepper
1 cup mushrooms

Have the following additional ingredients ready:
1 cup carmelized chopped onions. (Start with 2 cups of fresh onions to cook down to 1 cup of carmelized. The process takes a long time. Start with a warm skillet. Add a tablespoon of butter and a teaspoon of olive oil. When it’s hot, add the onions. Cook over medium high heat for a few minutes, then turn down to medium or lower. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are brown and sweet.)
½ tsp. olive oil
1 heaping Tbsp. minced garlic
1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
½ cup chicken broth or vegetable broth

Preparing Veggies

Step 1 Step 1 – Add the olive oil to the warm skillet, then put the carmelized onions into the skillet over medium low heat. Add a heaping teaspoon of minced garlic.
Step 2 Step 2 – Add the other vegetables and Italian Seasoning. Saute until tender. Add broth and stir until well heated.
Step 3 Step 3 – Add 1 cup cream and heat until the cream has been warmed through. Stir in about 1 cup of grated Italian cheese. Continue to heat until the cheese is melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Step 4 Step 4 -Pour over hot pasta.

Variation: Add some finely chopped sundried tomatoes that have been reconstituted in olive oil.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
« Peanut Butter Stuffed Jalapeños
Cynthia’s Crunchy Pea Salad »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

• Our store and more •

With Capers Emporium, Mary Beth and Michael Guard have given PrettyFood.com a real home — a large retail store where people can purchase elements to set beautiful tables, concoct wonderful meals, play with gadgets, take cooking classes, and much more!. Read more »

• Hours & Location •

Now open seven days a week!

Sundays Noon – 4 p.m.
Mondays 11:00 – 5:00
Tuesdays 11:00 – 5:00
Wednesdays 11:00 – 5:00
Thursdays 11:00 – 5:00
Fridays 11:00 – 5:00
Saturdays 11:00 – 5:00

MAP »

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Email

• Find Recipes •

Newsletter

Receive The News Bite each month.

By Course

Archives


● Farmers Market to Table
● On the Grill
● Dining Outdoors
● Time-Saving Tools
● Mary Beth's Faves

• Visual Recipe Index •

View all of Mary Beth's delicious recipes at once with our Visual Recipe Index.

• Popular •

Crudités

Preparing to Make a Recipe

Cranberry Goat Cheese Pudding Layers

• Tags •

Appetizers Asian Bacon Beef Breakfast Cheese Chicken Christmas Daily Meals December Desserts Dishes Easter Eggs Fall Farmers Market Fish Flowers Fruit Grilling Halloween Italian Low-Carb Meat Mexican Outdoors Parties party food Pasta popular Quick & Easy Seafood Seattle 2010 Snacks Southwest Spring Summer tablescape Thanksgiving Travel Turkey Vegetables Vegetarian Videos Winter
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Visual Recipe Index
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Main Dishes
    • Salads
    • Side Dishes
    • Snacks
    • Soups
  • Advice
    • The Basics
    • Ask PrettyFood
    • Critiques
    • Essentials
    • Gadgets & Tools
  • Make it Pretty
    • Tablescapes
    • Garnishes
    • Holidays & Celebrations
    • Takeout Tricks
  • On the Road
    • Chicago
    • Florence
    • Honolulu
    • Los Cabos
    • Louisville
    • Napa Valley
    • Paris
    • Santa Fe
    • Scottsdale
    • Seattle
  • Special Features
    • A Week of Low-Carb Meals
    • More From Mary Beth
  • About

f-facebook f-twitter f-pinterest f-rss f-email
Contact Us
Site Map

Copyright © 2025 · PrettyFood | Privacy Policy