Today I’m sharing a finger-licking recipe: EASY ZUCCHINI PASTA. As the title suggests, it’s a simple recipe with humble ingredients that lets you bring a tasty main course to the table with little effort! A delightful and easy-to-make dish that everyone will love, and if you love zucchini like I do, once you’ve tried this dish, you won’t let it go! Now head to the kitchen to try the recipe!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 250.32 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 26.21 (g) of which sugars 2.51 (g)
- Proteins 4.64 (g)
- Fat 14.70 (g) of which saturated 2.14 (g)of which unsaturated 0.34 (g)
- Fibers 2.13 (g)
- Sodium 745.83 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 365 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Easy Zucchini Pasta
- 17 oz zucchini (weighed already cleaned)
- 4 oz pasta
- 4 oz golden onion (weighed already cleaned)
- 3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- to taste fine salt
Useful Tools
- Food Scale
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Frying Pan
- Wooden Spoon
- Pot
- Plate
Preparation of Easy Zucchini Pasta
Clean the onion and chop it very finely, place it in a non-stick pan with the oil and a pinch of salt, put on low heat and stir occasionally.
While the onion is slowly sautéing, clean the zucchini and cut them into small cubes, when the onion is golden add the zucchini to the pan, adjust the salt, stir occasionally and let it go for 15/20 minutes.
While the zucchini are cooking, bring the water to a boil, salt it and when it boils add the pasta, drain it well al dente and add it to the pan with the zucchini (which will now be cooked), mix for 2/3 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly, plate and serve this easy and delicious zucchini pasta hot and steaming!
EASY AND TASTY ZUCCHINI PASTA
Tips
If you like, you can add freshly ground pepper when serving.
You can also add fresh chopped parsley.
