Pasta and Roasted Vegetables with Creamy Kale Sauce
Serves: 8
 
Whole wheat penne pasta and roasted vegetables drizzled with a creamy kale sauce.
Ingredients
  • 1 pkg. whole wheat penne pasta, cooked according to package directions
  • 1 red bell pepper, largely chopped
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, largely chopped
  • 1 orange bell pepper, largely chopped
  • 1 yellow onion, largely chopped
  • 1 head broccoli, largely chopped
  • 3 kohlrabi, largely chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and largely chopped
  • 1 small zucchini, largely chopped
  • 1 small yellow summer squash, largely chopped
  • olive oil
  • Himalayan pink salt
  • 5 leaves Lacinato kale (or kale of choice)
  • 2 T real butter
  • 2 T flour
  • 2 c milk
  • 1 tsp. chicken bouillon
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ¼ tsp pepper (or to taste)
  • ½ tsp salt (or to taste)
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Wash and loosely chop all of the vegetables. Place on a baking sheet.
  3. Drizzle vegetables with olive oil and stir to coat.
  4. Salt with Himalayan Pink Salt (or salt of choice) and place in oven. Roast for 30 min. Then increase temperature to 400 degrees F and roast for an additional 10-15 minutes or until done.
  5. While vegetables are roasting, start some salted water and cook penne paste according to package directions.
  6. While pasta is cooking, melt 2 T of butter into a sauce pan. Add 2 T of flour and whisk together. Slowly add milk, whisking while pouring, and whisk together until the flour/butter mixture is dissolved. Bring to a gentle boil, stirring the entire time and cook until desired thickness is achieved.
  7. Pour creamy sauce into a Vitamix or blender. Add 5 large leaves of kale and one clove of garlic. Blend together until desired consistency is achieved.
  8. Pour creamy kale sauce over pasta.
  9. Add roasted vegetables.
  10. Toss and serve.
Notes
This dish would be delicious adding cooked, diced chicken and sprinkling some Parmesan cheese on top! Enjoy!
Recipe by Home Baked Joy at https://www.homebakedjoy.com/pasta-vegetables-creamy-kale-sauce/