Hey guys! I’m on vacation enjoying the Oregon coast, so I’m gonna make this brief! This dinner is the bomb diggity and must be made. Seriously. I am in LOVE with it. Of course I have a weird obsession with eating veggies and LOVE to shove them into my food any which way, but making fresh pasta to go along with them somehow took this meal to new heights. I made this for a dinner with friends and we all were seriously fighting over who would get seconds! Not even kidding.
Fresh pasta is one of those things that I was hesitant to try. I mean, only people on Iron Chef would make fresh pasta right? WRONG. I got my hands on some purdy little KitchenAid Pasta attachments and went to town making my own pasta.
Verdict?
Holy life changing deliciousness batman.
It takes a little more time then say….opening a box of dried pasta from the store, but there is such a huge difference between the two. Homemade pasta is fresher, cheaper, more delicious {and dare I say healthier!!} than the store bought kind. All you need is some flour, a few eggs, a little water and these attachments.
The basic roller above is the main one that will do your kneading and flattening.
See those numbers on the dial? You feed your pasta through, click to the next number and feed it through again. This makes your pasta sheet thinner and thinner. I would have taken a picture of this process but I alas do not have 17 arms….unfortunately.
Once your pasta sheet is as thin as you’d like, switch out the roller attachment for the spaghetti, angel hair or fettuccine attachment and cut your pasta. Isn’t it purdy? I did fettuccine. I made a big batch and stuck a bunch in the freezer. Fresh pasta in a snap on a weeknight, baby!! LOVE that. I’d highly recommend the KitchenAid attachments because they were super simple to use, came with great instructions and made clean up a cinch.
I made a summer dish with a asparagus, peppers, zucchini and carrot. YUM!
Grab a fork and dig in! Here’s the printable:
Summer Veggie Pasta Primavera {with Homemade Pasta}
Ingredients
- 1 lb. fresh fettuccine
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup diced white onion
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small zucchini diced
- 1 lb. asparagus chopped
- 1 small red pepper diced
- 1 small yellow pepper diced
- 1 cup diced carrot
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- a little hot pasta water if needed
Instructions
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In a large pot, saute onion, garlic, zucchini, asparagus, red pepper, yellow pepper and carrots in butter over medium heat until veggies start to soften, 5-7 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and cook 1 minute. Stir in chicken stock and let mixture turn into a thick sauce. Add in spices, seasonings and cream. Stir to incorporate and reduce heat to low to keep warm.
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In another large pot, bring water to boil and salt water generously. Cook fresh pasta until al dente and drain. Pour immediately into pot of sauce, sprinkle over parmesan cheese and toss. If need be, add in a little pasta water to get sauce to desired thickness. Serve immediately.
Kathryn says
July 18, 2012 at 1:31 amOoh I really want that attachment, love the idea of easy homemade pasta!
Have a great time on vacation 🙂
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
July 18, 2012 at 2:03 amThis looks sooo creamy, love it!
shelly (cookies and cups) says
July 18, 2012 at 3:58 amI seriously need to get one of those attachments.
Amanda says
July 18, 2012 at 4:00 amThat dish looks super yummy! I love my pasta attachments but I haven’t used them in quite a while. Might be time to bust them out again!
Transportation Services New Jersey says
July 18, 2012 at 8:02 amThis looks so fresh and delicious!
Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) says
July 18, 2012 at 8:38 amI hope you are having a fabulous vacation!!! I am so afraid to make homemade pasta – it is one thing I am really intimidated to do in the kitchen.
Katie @ Blonde Ambition says
July 18, 2012 at 10:32 amThis is very impressive! And yet it seems quite easy to do with the right tools!
Living The Sweet Life says
July 18, 2012 at 11:48 amYUUUMMMOOO!! First, lets talk about this homemade pasta business …. DELICIOUS. And the veggie overload … I love it. I need this in my life as soon as possible.
Jessica says
July 18, 2012 at 1:03 pmThat picture of the pasta is killing me. This looks awesome girl!
Katie says
July 18, 2012 at 1:12 pmWhat a satisfying experience to know how fresh the pasta is! I would also agree that it’s more delicious–thanks for encouraging me to get mine back out!
Cookin' Canuck says
July 18, 2012 at 8:08 pmOkay, I have one of those pasta attachments and I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve used it. That needs to change! Your pasta dish looks so fresh and the noodles look incredibly tender.
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
July 18, 2012 at 10:31 pmI’ve been wanting to get that attachment for such a long time! I’m totally making that investment soon!
Yana says
July 19, 2012 at 11:11 amWill I need to let the fresh pasta sit and harden for a while or do I throw it straight into the boiling pot of water?
Courtney says
July 19, 2012 at 11:47 amI’m a huge pasta dish fan, and I’m so guilty of never actually making homemade pasta. You have seriously motivated me with this recipe. It looks so rich and delicious! It will also be a great to get my family to eat some vegetables – grilled chicken on the side for sure 🙂
Chels R. says
July 19, 2012 at 2:26 pmThat looks really delicious!!!
Marjory Betchkal says
July 19, 2012 at 4:42 pmI wish I would have had this recipe when I made homemade pasta last week. I took steamed carrots and incorporated them into the pasta, it was so good.
JulieD says
July 20, 2012 at 1:38 pmLooks so good, Lauren!! Hope you’re having fun!
Nikki @Pennies on a Platter says
July 21, 2012 at 6:05 amOH how I wish I could use these attachments! My KA took a nose dive and bent the attachment hookup. 🙁 But, if I ever get a new KA, making pasta is the first thing I want to do ! 🙂
Michelle says
August 17, 2012 at 7:00 pmThis recipe looks wonderful – thanks for sharing. But I won’t be buying KA pasta attachments anytime soon unless I strike it rich. Seriously, the attachments shouldn’t cost more that the price of my KA mixer! I’m sure that homemade tastes better, but for the rare occasions I eat fresh pasta I’ll just buy it at the grocery store.
Tai says
August 29, 2012 at 12:32 pmI totally rocked this for dinner last night. I used pantry pasta, but the sauce was AMAZING! A great way to use up some summer veggies!
Thanks.
Vicki says
June 20, 2018 at 12:00 pmA new favorite- it was delicious! My family of five loved it! Used boxed linguine.
Vicki says
June 20, 2018 at 12:07 pmA new favorite- it was delicious! My family of five loved it! I used boxed pasta-will have to try homemade sometime. Thanks!