Roasted Veggie Parmesan

Looking for a quick meal that tastes "exquisite" to quote Frog Prince? This is your dish, my friend.

Yummy roasted veggies served with whole wheat pasta, turkey sausage and a creamy garlic Parmesan sauce.

mmmm.  This is a dish you can serve to company :)  Or, you can make it for yourselves because it's really too good to share.

Roasted Veggie Alfredo - SnoWhite

1/2 lb. asparagus, cut into 1-2 inch pieces
1 large red bell pepper, diced
1 large yellow bell pepper, diced
8 oz. mushrooms, quartered
4-5 large garlic cloves (leave whole)
1 medium red onion, sliced into quarters*
Optional: other veggies... think zucchini, broccoli, even carrots!
1 T (or less) olive oil
~6.5 oz dried pasta, we used half a box of whole wheat penne
1/2 lb. Italian turkey sausage (we used breakfast sausage)
1 C whipping cream
1/4 - 1/2 C Parmesan cheese, shredded
salt and pepper to taste

*We used about 2 T minced onion

Preheat oven to 450.  

Dice up and prepare all the veggies. 

Then, place all the veggies except asparagus (and zucchini, if you use it) in a 9x13 glass baking dish. 

Drizzle olive oil and salt and pepper over the veggies and place them in the oven to roast for about 15 minutes. Include the whole garlic cloves too!

Then, add the asparagus and continue roasting for an additional 10 minutes, or until veggies are done to your likeness.

Meanwhile, boil pasta according to package directions, and drain when pasta is done.

Then, brown your sausage in a skillet, and place on a paper towel to drain excess grease.

While sausage is browning, combine cream (and if you used minced onions, add them here) and salt and pepper and stir until mixture warms.  Add in the now-roasted garlic from your roasted veggie tray, minced.

Then, add in the Parmesan cheese and stir until mixture thickens a bit. Make sure to stir constantly.

Combine pasta, veggies and sausage in a large bowl and toss well.

Then, pour the creamy Parmesan sauce over the top of the veggies.

Stir to coat.

Serves 4-6.

And, in the words of my hubby... even these leftovers are delicious.

This post is linked to:
Friday Food
Foodie Friday
Grocery Cart Challenge's Recipe Swap
2nd Bloggy Progressive Dinner: Main Dish
Ingredient Spotlight: Garlic