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Lemon Roasted Vegetable Pasta

The flavors are bursting from this dish; with triple the lemon flavor from roasted lemons, fresh lemon juice and lemon zest along with the nutty flavor of the cheese and the roasted vegetables, your mouth will thank you!!!
Author: Donna Elick
Servings: 12
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 eggplant cut into 1/2" bite sized pieces
  • 2 zucchini cut into 1/2" bite sized pieces
  • 4 medium tomatoes cut into 1/2" bite sized pieces (3 cups chopped)
  • 10 small orange bell peppers cut into 1/2" bite sized pieces (3 cups chopped)
  • 1 lemon cut into 1/8 slices
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray propellant free
  • kosher salt
  • pepper
  • 1 pound gemelli pasta
  • salt to flavor water

Sauce

  • 2 lemons juiced and zested about 1/4 cup juice and 2 tablespoons zest
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup +2 tablespoons grated Pecorino Romano cheese divided
  • 1/2 cup reserved pasta water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Divide vegetables between trays. Spritz with extra virgin olive oil spray and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Squeeze lemon slices over vegetables and place 4 on each pan. Toss and place pans in the oven on the 2nd rack from top and the 2nd rack from the bottom. Bake for 40 minutes, rotating pans (top to bottom) and flipping vegetables half way through cooking time.
  • After you rotate the pans and flip the vegetables, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a handful of salt and pasta. Cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Drain remaining pasta.
  • Pour pasta back into pot. Remove roasted vegetables from oven. Carefully squeeze any remaining lemon juice from the HOT roasted lemons and toss lemons. Add hot roasted vegetables on top of pasta. Stir to combine. Add 1 cup cheese and stir (this will allow the cheese to melt immediately). Add olive oil, 1/4 cup lemon juice to pasta. Stir well to combine. Add as much pasta water as necessary to help make the sauce for the pasta.
  • Pour pasta into serving dish, sprinkle with lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of cheese.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 257cal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 111mg | Sugar: 7g | Fiber: 5g | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 1mg