Name: Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Grilled Vegetables Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 beefsteak tomatoes; 2 green zebra tomatoes; 3 Tbsp olive oil; ½ tomato paste; 2 garlic cloves; 3 shallots; 1 box pasta; peppers; zucchini; mushrooms

pasta with grilled tomato sauce and grilled vegetables

If you have the opportunity to use a grill, grilled tomato sauce is possibly one of the best things you can make!

How To Make Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Grilled Vegetables

There is more reason for you to enjoy your pasta without guilt. This healthy pasta recipe combines tomato sauce with grilled vegetables for a healthy option for your pasta cravings.

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 20 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

2 beefsteak tomatoes
2 green zebra tomatoes, for extra flavor if available
3 Tbsp olive oil
½ tomato paste , or more if necessary
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 shallots, chopped
1 box pasta

additional veggies:

peppers, to taste
zucchini, to taste
mushrooms, to taste

Instructions

Chop up peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, or whatever additional vegetables you plan on using.
Preheat grill.
Once hot, add both types of tomatoes (whole) and your vegetables.
Grill for about 5 to 10 minutes, turning halfway through to create grill marks.
Set grilled veggies aside.
Finely mince and chop shallots and garlic.
Pour olive oil into a saucepan and heat.
When hot, add chopped garlic and chopped shallots.
Let cook until shallots are translucent.
Add both red and green tomatoes to the sauce, squeezing them as you add them to release juices and innards.
Use a spatula to mash the tomatoes until they become a sauce.
Add half a can of tomato paste to thicken.
Add more if necessary.
Let simmer while cooking your box of pasta in boiling water.
To plate, place pasta in a bowl and top with grilled tomato sauce and grilled vegetables.