Garden-Style Whole-Wheat Pasta - Lidia

Ingredients

• salt
• 2 small (“fancy”) zucchini (about 6 ounces)
• 10 asparagus spears
• ¼ pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths (about 1 cup)
• 1 cup broccoli florets, cut into ½-inch pieces
• 1 cup shelled fresh peas or frozen peas, defrosted and drained
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, cut into thin strips (about ½ cup)
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 6 large mushroom caps, sliced thin (about 2 cups
• 2 cups sliced, peeled and seeded fresh plum tomatoes or canned Italian plum tomatoes (preferably San Marzano)
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• ½ cup hot Vegetable Stock Chicken Stock or canned reduced-sodium chicken broth (see note above)
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 pound whole wheat pasta, such as penne, spaghetti or shells
• 1½ cups freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese