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Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

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Nik09
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Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

Wanted to try and make this one night this week. Either with our without a red sauce is good Chat Icon TIA!

Posted 6/9/14 6:27 PM
 
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LIRascal
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Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

I cut the zucchini in half lengthwise, then cut into thick semicircles. Then, sautee a large thinly sliced onion in olive oil, then add a lot of finely chopped garlic, salt, and pepper until the garlic is soft. I then add the zucchini (4-5 small ones) and chopped fresh basil and thyme. We like a lot of basil, but it's optional. I sautee until the zucchini just starts to get soft, crank up the heat and add a cup or so of some kind of broth (I like low sodium chicken, but I've used vegetable, too- delish!) Start boiling the water for your pasta at this point.
Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer until the zucchini is softer but not mushy-cooked through.
Undercook your pasta by a minute or so.
I love it with mezzi rigatoni but penne rigate is good, too. I reserve some pasta water, drain the pasta and toss the zucchini into the pasta pot and add grated cheese and more pepper and I let that cook for 1 minute. That's it!

We serve it as a side dish for grilled pork chops or fish. It is a whole pound of pasta, but has a huge ratio of vegetables to pasta.

Posted 6/9/14 10:21 PM
 

brooke23
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Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

I've made this and it was really good :
http://www.emilybites.com/2013/06/zucchini-chicken-pasta-in-tomato-parmesan-sauce.html

Posted 6/10/14 8:33 AM
 

klingklang77
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Re: Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

So not light at all, but I'm amking a zucchini carbonara sauce tonight. I haven't tried it yet, but here is the recipe:

http://memoriediangelina.com/2014/06/08/carbonara-vegetariana-vegetarian-carbonara/

Posted 6/10/14 8:34 AM
 

sameinitials
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Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

Smitten kitchen just posted this yesterday

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2014/06/pasta-and-fried-zucchini-salad/

Posted 6/10/14 9:47 AM
 

Jacksmommy
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Re: Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/05/shrimp-and-zucchini-with-bowties-in.html

LOVE!!!!

Posted 6/10/14 9:56 AM
 

jessnbrian
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Re: Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

Posted by LIRascal

I cut the zucchini in half lengthwise, then cut into thick semicircles. Then, sautee a large thinly sliced onion in olive oil, then add a lot of finely chopped garlic, salt, and pepper until the garlic is soft. I then add the zucchini (4-5 small ones) and chopped fresh basil and thyme. We like a lot of basil, but it's optional. I sautee until the zucchini just starts to get soft, crank up the heat and add a cup or so of some kind of broth (I like low sodium chicken, but I've used vegetable, too- delish!) Start boiling the water for your pasta at this point.
Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer until the zucchini is softer but not mushy-cooked through.
Undercook your pasta by a minute or so.
I love it with mezzi rigatoni but penne rigate is good, too. I reserve some pasta water, drain the pasta and toss the zucchini into the pasta pot and add grated cheese and more pepper and I let that cook for 1 minute. That's it!

We serve it as a side dish for grilled pork chops or fish. It is a whole pound of pasta, but has a huge ratio of vegetables to pasta.



I do the same thing.

Posted 6/10/14 11:23 AM
 

Nik09
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Member since 5/05

1982 total posts

Name:
Nikole

Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

Thank you!!!!

Posted 6/10/14 12:43 PM
 

Nik09
LIF Adult

Member since 5/05

1982 total posts

Name:
Nikole

Re: Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

Posted by klingklang77

So not light at all, but I'm amking a zucchini carbonara sauce tonight. I haven't tried it yet, but here is the recipe:

http://memoriediangelina.com/2014/06/08/carbonara-vegetariana-vegetarian-carbonara/



How did this turn out?

Posted 6/10/14 12:45 PM
 

klingklang77
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Re: Anyone have a good pasta with zucchini recipe to share?

Posted by Nik09

Posted by klingklang77

So not light at all, but I'm amking a zucchini carbonara sauce tonight. I haven't tried it yet, but here is the recipe:

http://memoriediangelina.com/2014/06/08/carbonara-vegetariana-vegetarian-carbonara/



How did this turn out?



It wasn't bad. I added bacon (I know, so bad) and I added more zucchini. I used 14 oz of pasta and about 12 oz of zucchini (kept egg and cheese the same). I'd do it again because it was easy and quick!

Posted 6/10/14 4:21 PM
 
 

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