This artichoke & olives balsamic pasta is a quick an easy vegetarian meal with big taste! Only a few ingredients needed and you have a healthy, tasty pasta dinner.
Prep Time5minutes
Cook Time15minutes
Total Time20minutes
Servings4-6
AuthorDenise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)
Ingredients
1lbpasta
¾cupbalsamic vinegar
4tablespoonsof butter
1tablespoongarliccrushed
1 ½tablespoonapricot jam
2cupschopped olives and peppersI used green, kalamata, peppadew peppers
1 12ozjar of artichokesquartered
2tablespoonsfresh basilchopped
asiago cheese optional
Instructions
Make your pasta.
While the water is boiling and pasta is cooking, get out a large saute pan and add the vinegar and garlic. Cook for a few minutes.
Add the butter and jam, whisking to incorporate until the jam melts and is well combined.
Pour in the chopped peppers, olives and artichokes.
Drain the pasta and retain a bit of the water, about ½ cup.
Add pasta and water to the olive mixture and mix well to incorporate.
Take off the stove and sprinkle fresh basil and add grated cheese if using.