This easy pasta combines a colorful medley of vegetables roasted to perfection, then tossed with an easy garlic-balsamic dressing! Plus it's easy to customize with your own favorite veggies. (Vegan, oil-free, gluten-free option.)
This roasted vegetable pasta is so simple, yet cozy and satisfying.
It combines a colorful medley of roasted vegetables tossed with your favorite pasta. Then it's mixed with a garlic-balsamic dressing.
We also enjoy the leftovers and eat them chilled right out of the fridge.
So it's great for meal prep or take-along lunches as well.
Ingredients for Roasted Vegetable Pasta
For this recipe you will toss together in a large bowl:
- Red onion: I use red onion for color, but yellow onion, white onion, or sweet onion works great too.
- Bell pepper: Either red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, or yellow.
- Zucchini: Or you can substitute yellow summer squash instead.
- Cherry tomato or grape tomato: I like these because they are so sweet and flavorful, especially when roasted.
- Fresh broccoli florets
- Pasta of choice: Use gluten-free if desired. I like fusilli made with brown rice and quinoa.
- Balsamic vinegar
- Garlic powder: Or you can substitute 1-2 fresh minced garlic cloves for a stronger flavor.
- Dried basil: Or other herbs of choice. Just be sure your pantry herbs are fresh (not expired) for best flavor.
Customizing
Customize this as you see fit with your own favorites vegetables or what's in season. A few ideas include:
Veggies: Mushrooms and asparagus are two of my favorite adaptions. But you could also try eggplant, cauliflower, yellow summer squash, roasted garlic, etc.
Herbs: I toss the vegetables with dried basil before roasting, but dried parsley, thyme, rosemary, or Italian seasonings would work great.
For gluten-free: Use your favorite gluten-free noodles. (I love brown rice & quinoa fusilli.)
Tip: Try this dish in the summer with grilled veggies instead of roasted!
Serving
Garnish: Top your bowl with fresh herbs or homemade Vegan Parmesan Cheese before serving if desired.
Pesto option: A dollop of vegan Walnut Pesto or Cashew Pesto (or your own favorite) would also be a nice flavor enhancement to stir in before serving.
For more inspiration, also browse all pasta & noodle recipes.
Roasted Vegetable Pasta with Balsamic
Ingredients
- 1 small onion (I used red)
- 1 bell pepper (I used orange)
- 1 medium zucchini
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 2 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 8 oz. pasta (gluten-free if desired)
For the garlic-balsamic dressing:
- 3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp. garlic powder (or 1-2 cloves minced for stronger flavor)
- 1 tsp. dried basil
Optional garnish:
- Fresh basil (or other herbs of choice), cashew parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Prepare the veggies: Chop onion, bell pepper, and zucchini into about 3/4-inch chunks. Halve the tomatoes.
- Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Spread out veggies on pan and season with salt. (You may want two pans to space out the veggies enough.) Roast for 35-40 minutes (or until desired tenderness) tossing halfway through.
- While vegetables are roasting, cook the pasta al dente. (Lightly boil pasta until cooked but still firm so it doesn't become mushy and fall apart when tossed with vegetables.)
- While pasta is cooking make the dressing: combine balsamic vinegar, garlic powder, and dried basil in a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Place the cooked, drained pasta in a large bowl. Immediately add the dressing and toss well to combine.
- When vegetables are roasted, add to pasta. Lightly toss.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary (more salt, another drizzle of balsamic, fresh herbs, etc.) or top with cashew parmesan before serving.
Notes
Nutrition Per Serving (Estimate)
Sodium content: This is omitted as I cannot provide an accurate number. I encourage you to calculate your own to provide a much more precise reading based on the exact ingredients, brands, and amounts you're using.
For more roasted veggie inspiration, also check out:
- Roasted Vegetable Orzo with Garlic-Balsamic
- Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
- Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetables & Chickpeas
- Roasted Vegetable Panini with Pesto
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Brittany Johnson says
I absolutely love this! It's delicious, cheap, simple,healthy and customizable! It's good hot or cold and great to take to a potluck or dinner party. I make it regularly!
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer says
So great to hear that, thank you!
Anonymous says
Very good. I had to use a pack of frozen vegetables but still came out tasty.
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer says
Good to know! Thanks for sharing your feedback!
Anonymous says
YUM! Just made this for lunch and it is so tasty! (I finished my veggies off under the broiler and sprinkled fresh parmesan cheese over my serving!) Definitely a keeper!
Kaitlin | The Garden Grazer says
Thank you for sharing!