Yellow Squash and Zucchini Pasta

We celebrated the end of the growing season in Colorado tonight. We had our first frost and my parents picked the last of the vegetables from their garden. I LOVE pasta sauce with fresh veggies and decided to make one of my favorite dishes. Because of the generosity of my parents this wonderfully delicious and beautiful dinner only cost us about $6.00! If you have friends or family that have a garden it’s always in your favor if you drop a hint about your love of homegrown produce! If you are not so lucky check out farmers markets in your area! (Note: Food prices are based on my local supermarket's offerings)


If you want to try this fantastic and fast dinner you will need the following:

1 pound ground meat (We prefer to use Turkey) - $4.99

1 small Yellow Squash

1 small Zucchini

1 half medium Yellow Onion

8-10 Roma Tomatoes

Fresh Parsley to taste

1 16oz Jar bottled Marinara – On Sale $1.00

1 box of pasta - On Sale $1.00

Brown ground meat and drain, (I use a few sprays of cooking spray to prevent sticking). Chop onion add to browning meat. Slice yellow squash and zucchini, add to meat and cover. Cook until veggies begin to lose their firmness. Add sliced roma tomatoes and cook for additional 5 minutes. Once tomatoes are beginning to reduce add marinara and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.

Of course while all of this is occurring you have been boiling your pasta! We garnished our pasta with some fresh chopped Italian parsley and parmesan cheese. Serve sauce over any pasta of your choice we just happened to use fettucini this time. This recipe is also great topped with shredded mozzarella and baked! Yummy!