Grilled Garden Pasta

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 10 roma tomatoes, quartered
• 1/2 lb asparagus, trimmed
• 2 onions
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 orange bell pepper
• 1 medium zucchini
• 1 medium yellow squash
• 8 ounces button mushrooms
• 24 green beans, blanched
• 1 cup frozen sweet peas
• 1 pint grape tomatoes
• 8 ounces bow tie pasta, al dente

Recipe

• 1 prepare charcoal grill and wood chips.
• 2 add first 7 ingredients to a large pot. cook over medium high heat till tomatoes are soft. use a potato masher to smash tomatoes. reduce heat to medium low and allow to simmer, sauce should reduce by 1/3.
• 3 chop/slice onion, asparagus, peppers, squash, zucchini, and green beans into 3/4 to 1 inch pieces. quarter mushrooms.
• 4 when coals are gray add wood chips. add onion to a sprayed grill basket and grill over hot coals for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. add remaining vegetables, except peas and grape tomatoes, to grill pan. grill and toss for 7-10 minutes till tender crisp. remove from heat and add to pan with sauce along with peas and grape tomatoes. cover and allow to rest 5 minutes.
• 5 toss with pasta. serve.