Here’s an easy and delicious lunch-saving idea: pasta with cheese cream enriched with zucchini and speck. I want to point out that there is no cream in the sauce, which is quickly prepared in a mixer. So, enjoy all the creamy goodness of this dish, forkful by forkful.
Other “creamy” pasta dishes:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4 servings
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer, and Fall
Ingredients for Pasta with Cheese Cream
- 11 oz pasta (any shape)
- 14 oz zucchini
- 1 fresh spring onion
- 3 oz speck (thick slices)
- 1 cup ricotta
- 1 mozzarella (4.4 oz)
- 1 oz grated Grana Padano (or Parmigiano)
- 1 bunch parsley
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- black pepper
Tools
- 1 Pan large
- 1 Skillet small
- Immersion blender
- 1 Pot
Preparation of Pasta with Cheese Cream
Trim the zucchini, wash them, pat them dry with paper towels, and cut them into cubes.
Remove the roots and outer leaf of the spring onion and slice it finely; then sauté it in a few tablespoons of oil in a large pan.
Let it sizzle for a few moments, then add the zucchini, a generous pinch of salt, and a generous grind of black pepper.
Sauté them until they are tender but still crunchy. It will take about 5/6 minutes, but the time depends on how large your cubes are.
Meanwhile, cut the speck into small pieces. I used speck sticks and minced them.
In a small skillet, heat a tablespoon of oil and sauté the speck until it is crispy.
Place the ricotta, mozzarella, about 1 1/2 tbsp of mozzarella water, grated cheese, a pinch of salt, and a grind of black pepper in the glass of an immersion blender, and blend everything until smooth and homogeneous. Once ready, adjust salt and pepper, if necessary.
Cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water; drain it al dente, saving some of its cooking water, and transfer it to the pan with the zucchini.
Then add the cheese cream and mix.
Finish with the crispy speck.
Distribute the pasta with cheese cream on individual plates, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve immediately. Enjoy! Paola
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