Today I am sharing a mouth-watering recipe: EASY PASTA AND ZUCCHINI, as the title suggests it’s a simple recipe with humble ingredients that allows you to bring a tasty main course to the table with little effort! A delicious and easy-to-make dish that everyone will love, and if you love zucchini like I do, once you try this dish, you won’t want to let it go! Now, let’s head to the kitchen to try the recipe!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- 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 Pasta and Zucchini
- 17 oz zucchini (weighed after cleaning)
- 4 oz pasta
- 4 oz yellow onion (weighed after cleaning)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- to taste fine salt
Useful Tools
- Kitchen Scale
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Frying Pan
- Wooden Spoon
- Pot
- Plate
Preparation of Easy Pasta and Zucchini
Clean the onion and chop it very finely, place it in a non-stick pan with the oil and a pinch of salt, set on low heat and stir occasionally.
Meanwhile, as the onion slowly sautes, 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 cook for 15/20 minutes.
While the zucchini is cooking, put the water on the stove, salt it, and when it boils, add the pasta. Drain it well al dente and pour it into the pan with the zucchini (which will be cooked by now), mix for 2/3 minutes over medium heat, stirring continuously, plate and serve this easy and delicious pasta and zucchini hot and steaming!
EASY AND TASTY PASTA AND ZUCCHINI
Tips
If you like, you can add freshly ground pepper when serving.
You can also add freshly chopped parsley.
