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Pasta with Creamy Zucchini Sauce

Pasta with Creamy Zucchini Sauce

A luscious pasta dinner with creamy zucchini sauce, perfect for summer comfort and veggie intake.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Mains, Pasta
Cuisine Italian, Western
Servings 4 servings
Calories 631 kcal

Equipment

  • Large pot
  • large skillet
  • box grater

Ingredients
  

  • 50 g unsalted butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • ½ onion, finely sliced
  • 600 g zucchini, grated used standard box grater
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup thickened/heavy cream
  • ¾ cup chicken or vegetable stock/broth low sodium
  • ¾ cup parmesan, finely grated using microplane
  • 1 cup corn, canned or fresh drained, about ⅔ of a can
  • 300 g spaghetti, fettucini or other long strand pasta (used bucatini)
  • extra parmesan for serving
  • fresh basil optional, stir in at end
  • bacon or pangrattato optional for garnish

Instructions
 

Cook Pasta

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil with 1 tablespoon of salt.
  • Cook pasta per packet directions MINUS 2 minutes until it is a bit too firm in the middle.
  • Scoop out a large mug of pasta cooking water, set aside, then drain.

Creamy Zucchini Sauce

  • Melt butter in a large skillet or pot over medium-high heat.
  • Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 ½ minutes until onion is slightly golden.
  • Add zucchini, cook for 1 minute. Then add salt and pepper, stir for 2 minutes until reduced in volume by about ½.
  • Stir in cream, chicken stock, parmesan and corn. Bring to simmer, then reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Add pasta and toss well for 2 minutes or until sauce reduces and coats the pasta. If too thick, add a splash of reserved pasta cooking water.
  • Remove from stove, serve immediately, garnished with extra parmesan.

Notes

If using store bought parmesan, add it in with the pasta; it won't melt through the sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 631kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 18gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 112mgSodium: 547mgPotassium: 729mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1572IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 233mgIron: 2mg
Keyword courgette pasta sauce, pasta with courgette, pasta with zucchini, zucchini pasta sauce
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