Pastawithsimplezucchinisauce Recipes

PASTA AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the farfalle, bring back to a boil, and boil for 13 to 15 minutes, until done as desired.
• Meanwhile, wash and trim the zucchini, cut them in half crosswise, and then cut them lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices. Stack the slices, and cut them lengthwise into 1/4-inch sticks that are 2 1/2 to 3 inches long. (You should have 2 cups.)
• Heat the oil in a skillet. When hot, sauté the zucchini sticks over high heat for 4 minutes, until lightly browned and cooked through. Add the garlic, and sauté for 30 seconds longer.
• When the pasta is cooked, remove 1/3 cup of the cooking liquid, and place it in a bowl large enough to hold the pasta. Drain the pasta through a colander, and add it to the bowl. Add the zucchini, salt, and pepper, and toss to combine.
• Serve with the grated cheese.

PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil to a large saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute for about 5 minutes until softened but not completely translucent.
• Add the zucchini, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 15 to 20 minutes more until the zucchini is very tender but not mushy.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Generously salt the water and add the pasta. Cook until al dente, reserve ½ cup of pasta cooking water and then drain the pasta.
• Add the zucchini and onion mixture to a blender or food processor and add the ½ cup reserved pasta water, fresh basil, and cheese. Puree until smooth and adjust seasoning as needed. You should have about 3 ½ cups sauce.
• Mix about 3 cups of the zucchini sauce with the cooked pasta until well-coated, adding more sauce as needed.

ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and reserve.
• Fill a medium sauce pan with lightly salted water. Add zucchini and bring to a boil; boil for 10 minutes or until tender.
• In a large skillet, saute garlic in oil and hot pepper flakes. Add drained zucchini and parsley, then mix all together and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Toss with pasta; then add cheese and salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. In a sieve or colander, drain the zucchini, squeezing to remove excess liquid. Pat dry. , In a large nonstick skillet, saute zucchini in oil for 2 minutes. Add garlic; saute 1-2 minutes longer or until zucchini is tender. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the yogurt, cheese, salt and pepper. Drain linguine; add to zucchini mixture and toss to coat.

ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• Slice clean, unpeeled zucchini into ribbons, using a vegetable peeler, and turning the zucchini as you go.
• Warm 1 TBSP olive oil in a saucepan, on medium heat.
• Saute the garlic briefly, and add tomatoes and oregano.
• Simmer uncovered for a few minutes.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large skillet.
• Add the zucchini.
• Stir for several minutes, until zucchini is soft.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, then mix in the sauce.
• Add the sausage, stir well.
• Stir in basil, and transfer to a serving dish.
• Top with parmesan cheese.

ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Put olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini, onion and thyme, and cook, stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper and adjust heat so onion and zucchini release their liquid without browning. Cook for about 20 minutes, or until very tender.
• Add tomatoes and their liquid to zucchini and raise heat a bit so mixture bubbles. Cook pasta until it is nearly but not quite tender. If sauce threatens to dry out, add a little pasta cooking water.
• Drain pasta and finish cooking it in sauce. Serve, garnished with parsley or Parmesan.

FRESH ZUCCHINI PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In large skillet, heat the oil over medium-low heat.
• Add the onions, cover, and cook until translucent, 5-10 minutes.
• Remove the cover, add the zucchini and cook for a few minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, sugar and Italian seasoning, cooking until heated through.
• Serve over pasta and top with Parmesan cheese if desired.

SUMMER ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and yellow squash; cook and stir until crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add tomatoes, basil, rosemary, salt and pepper flakes; heat through. Drain pasta; serve with zucchini mixture. If desired, top with additional basil.

QUICK AND EASY ZUCCHINI NOODLES

Steps:

• Run zucchini through a spiralizer to make noodles.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add zucchini noodles, garlic, garlic powder, basil, salt, and pepper. Cook until fragrant and heated through, about 2 minutes.