Pasta with Creamy Zucchini Sauce

Recipe video above. This is a wonderful way to use zucchinis to make a luscious pasta dinner! It's summery yet at the same time comforting, quick, easy and while perhaps not low fat, this makes a good dent into our daily recommended vegetable intake!

👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●pot
●skillet
●wooden spoon
●stove

📝 Preparation Steps

Cook Pasta:

Bring a large pot of water to the boil with 1 tablespoon of salt.

Cook pasta per packet directions MINUS ⏱️ 2 minutes (yes, 2 whole minutes!) - pasta should be a bit too firm in the middle.

Scoop out a big mug of pasta cook water, set aside (for sauce loosening, just in case), then drain.

Creamy zucchini sauce:

Melt butter in a large skillet or pot over medium high heat.

Garlic and onion: Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 1/⏱️ 2 minutes until onion is slightly golden.

onion (, finely sliced (brown, white, yellow))1/2

Cook Zucchini: Add zucchini, cook for ⏱️ 1 minute. Then add salt and pepper, then stir for ⏱️ 2 minutes until it reduces in volume by about 1/2.

Add liquids: Stir in cream, chicken stock, parmesan and corn. Bring to simmer, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for ⏱️ 3 minutes. It will still seem watery because water comes out of the zucchini - don't worry, it cooks down in the next step.

cup parmesan (, finely grated using microplane (Note 1 for store bought))3/4Parmesancorn (canned, drained, about 2/3 of a can, OR fresh)1 cup

Toss! Add pasta, then use two wooden spoons to toss well for ⏱️ 2 minutes, or until sauce reduces and is coating the pasta instead of pooling in the skillet. If it gets too thick, add a splash of reserved pasta cooking water. Pasta will finish cooking in this step.

Serve: Remove from stove, serve immediately, garnished with extra parmesan.

cup parmesan (, finely grated using microplane (Note 1 for store bought))3/4Parmesan

Nutrition Facts

calories

631 kcal

fat Content

35 g

serving Size

1 serving

fiber Content

4 g

sugar Content

7 g

sodium Content

547 mg

protein Content

18 g

cholesterol Content

112 mg

carbohydrate Content

62 g

saturated Fat Content

21 g

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