Creamy Lemon Pesto Pasta with Roasted Vegetables

Creamy Lemon Pesto Pasta with Roasted Vegetables

Creamy Lemon Pesto Pasta with Roasted Vegetables Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 box of bowtie pasta ( sub any pasta)
  • 1 - 6oz container of Shire’s Classic Pub Cheese
  • 1 zucchini, sliced in ½ lengthwise
  • 1 yellow squash, sliced in ½ lengthwise
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 red onion, peeled, sliced in half
  • 1 container yellow grape or cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup basil
  • ½ cup fresh baby spinach
  • ¼ cup pine nuts toasted
  • ¼ cup Shire’s Plain Cream Cheese
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 garlic crushed, separated into 2 portions
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

Instructions

  • Cook pasta according to directions.
  • For the Pesto- Add cheese, basil, spinach, pine nuts, and garlic to a food processor and mix. Slowly add olive oil and pulse (turn the food processor on and off) for about 1 minute. Add 1 crushed garlic and a drizzle of olive oil with the yellow tomatoes in an aluminum foil packet.
  • Place on grill with veggies for 5 minutes.
  • Grill squash, pepper, and onion for about 8 minutes per side, slightly charred. After grilled, slice all veggies into bite-size pieces.
  • Once pasta is cooked, spoon on Shire’s Classic Pub Cheese and stir. Then add pesto, grilled veggies, and tomatoes.
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