Carrots with Bow Tie Pasta

8 ounces bow tie pasta

1 1/2 cup packaged baby carrots -- pre-peeled

1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

salt to taste

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Have the children carefully lower the car rots and bow tie pasta into the water with liquid measuring cups. Stir with a s poon. Cook the pasta until it is no longer hard or stiff and drain in a colande r, making sure that the children are at a safe distance as even the steam is ho t.

Have the children snip the fresh dill over a cutting board with kitchen shears. Return the pasta and carrots to the pot. Add the butter and stir to combine. S tir in the dill. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.