Creamy spaghetti with roasted spring vegetables is so simple to make, but hearty and healthy. Roasted asparagus, cherry tomatoes and red onion create a flavorful vegetable medley to accompany spaghetti. This dish becomes heavenly with the addition of garlic and herb cheese spread which packs flavor and adds a creamy consistency. Serve warm, room temperature, or even straight from the fridge for a satisfying and healthy meal made with all real ingredients and fresh flavors. This dish makes a perfect meal prep when paired with a lean protein like grilled chicken.
Course appetizer, lunch, main course, pasta, side dish
Cuisine Italian
Keyword pasta, roasted vegetables
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 268kcal
Author Steph
Equipment
sheet pan
large pot
Ingredients
8ozBarilla "Plus Protein" Spaghetti
3cupscherry tomatoes
1red onion
1bunchasparagus
1tspkosher salt
1tspItalian seasoning
olive oil spray
1/4cupreduced-fat garlic and herb Alouette cheese
1/4cupbasilfresh, chopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400F.
Trim the ends off the asparagus, and chop the asparagus into 1" pieces.
Chop the red onion.
Add the asparagus, cherry tomatoes, and red onion to the sheet pan. Spray with olive oil spray. Sprinkle with the kosher salt and Italian seasoning.
Roast the vegetables for 35 minutes.
While the vegetables roast, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Cook the pasta according to package directions, until al dente.
Drain the pasta and add it back to the pot.
Add the roasted vegetables, garlic and herb cheese, and fresh basil. Stir to combine.
Notes
WW Points:
6 WW points (all plans) for 2 cups
1 WW point (purple plan) for 2 cups if you use whole wheat pasta