The pasta with zucchini and ‘nduja is so good, extremely creamy, warm, and comforting. Lately, I don’t make much pasta, but when I do, it has to be delicious. With this idea, I challenged myself to prepare a rich pasta with zucchini, potatoes, and onions, where zucchini is prevalent for a healthy and light dish that is also comforting. So, while looking in the fridge for an idea to enrich it, I saw the slice of ‘nduja I had bought for the holidays but hadn’t yet used. I thought today my comfort food on this cold and rainy day will be pasta with ‘nduja, but not with a simple tomato sauce, instead with lots of vegetables cooked in a pan, and the pasta cooked together makes it become one, tied and combined as an explosion of taste and goodness. If you want to prepare it with me, let’s go straight to the recipe.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 2 Minutes
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
Ingredients for Pasta with Zucchini and ‘Nduja
- 6 oz short pasta
- 2 zucchini
- 2 small potatoes
- 1 onion
- as needed olive oil
- as needed salt
- 0.5 oz 'nduja
- 4 cups broth or water
Tools for Preparing Pasta with Zucchini and ‘Nduja
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Peeler
- 1 Pan
- 1 Lid
- 1 Wooden spoon
Steps to Prepare Pasta with Zucchini and ‘Nduja
Peel 2 potatoes, wash and dice them finely, start cooking them in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil, meanwhile prepare the zucchini but remember to stir the potatoes in the pan.
Dice the zucchini just like the potatoes, wash them and add them to the browned potatoes.
Finely chop a small onion and add it to the pan. Add a pinch of salt, stir, cover, and let everything cook together for at least 5 minutes.
Now add the water or broth, about 3 cups, I added it cold, but if added hot, it’s even better.
When the water comes to a boil, cook the pasta, and cook it al dente. During the cooking of the pasta, add the ‘nduja. With a wooden spatula, mash the potatoes a little to make our pasta beautifully creamy, if you want also mash the zucchini a bit. If needed during cooking, add more broth or water to complete cooking, having the pasta almost completely dry at the end. After a 2-minute rest, it’s ready to enjoy.
