pasta with zucchini

Recipe video above. This is a wonderful way to use zucchinis to make a luscious pasta dinner! It&#039;s summery yet at the same time comforting, quick, easy and while perhaps not low fat, this makes a good dent into our daily recommended vegetable intake!

Pasta with Creamy Zucchini Sauce

/ 3 tbsp unsalted butter

garlic (, minced)

onion (, finely sliced (brown, white, yellow))

/ 1.2 lb zucchini

tsp EACH salt and pepper

thickened/heavy cream

chicken or vegetable stock/broth (, low sodium)

300 grams/ 10 ounces spaghetti, fettucini or other long strand pasta

Parmesan

basil

Bring a large pot of water to the boil with 1 tablespoon of salt.

Cook pasta per packet directions MINUS 2 minutes (yes, 2 whole minutes!) - pasta should be a bit too firm in the middle.

Scoop out a big mug of pasta cook water, set aside (for sauce loosening, just in case), then drain.

Cook Pasta:

Melt butter in a large skillet or pot over medium high heat.

Garlic and onion: Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 1/2 minutes until onion is slightly golden.

Cook Zucchini: Add zucchini, cook for 1 minute. Then add salt and pepper, then stir for 2 minutes until it reduces in volume by about 1/2.

Add liquids: Stir in cream, chicken stock, parmesan and corn. Bring to simmer, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 3 minutes. It will still seem watery because water comes out of the zucchini - don&#039;t worry, it cooks down in the next step.

Toss! Add pasta, then use two wooden spoons to toss well for 2 minutes, or until sauce reduces and is coating the pasta instead of pooling in the skillet. If it gets too thick, add a splash of reserved pasta cooking water. Pasta will finish cooking in this step.

Serve: Remove from stove, serve immediately, garnished with extra parmesan.

Creamy zucchini sauce:

Pasta with Parmesan and Garlic Zucchini - light, delicious, Summer recipe.  I use regular spaghetti pasta, cook sliced zucchini in olive oil and garlic and then combined cooked pasta with garlic zucchini and lots of shredded Parmesan cheese!

Parmesan and Garlic Pasta with Zucchini

olive oil

zucchinis (medium, sliced)

spaghetti ((for gluten free version, use brown rice pasta spaghetti style))

salt and pepper

Parmesan cheese (,

Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat.&nbsp;Add sliced zucchini and minced garlic and saute for about 5-7 minutes, occasionally stirring, until zucchini softens and browns a bit, uncovered. Midway through cooking, season with salt.&nbsp;

Note: Depending on the size of your skillet, you might have to cook zucchini in 2 separate batches.

Cook pasta according to pasta instructions.  Drain and rinse with cold water (to stop pasta from cooking).&nbsp;

Add cooked pasta into the skillet with zucchini and garlic, on low heat.&nbsp;

Add freshly shredded Parmesan cheese into the skillet and stir pasta on low heat to melt the cheese. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

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