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!

⏱ 25 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 15min 📊 Medium 🍽 4 servings 👁 5
Pasta with Creamy Zucchini Sauce

Ingredients

4 servings

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to the boil with 1 tablespoon of salt.
  2. Cook pasta per packet directions MINUS 2 minutes (yes, 2 whole minutes!) - pasta should be a bit too firm in the middle.
  3. Scoop out a big mug of pasta cook water, set aside (for sauce loosening, just in case), then drain.
  4. Melt butter in a large skillet or pot over medium high heat.
  5. Garlic and onion: Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 1/2 minutes until onion is slightly golden.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Serve: Remove from stove, serve immediately, garnished with extra parmesan.
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Nutrition per serving

631kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$894.00
Per Serving
$224.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1788.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (75% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
/ 3 tbsp unsalted butter 50 g $55.00
arlic cloves 2 g $3.00
onion 0.5 $25.00
/ 1.2 lb zucchini 600 g -
EACH salt and pepper 0.5 tsp $11.00
thickened/heavy cream 1 cup $250.00
chicken or vegetable stock/broth 0.75 cup $156.00
parmesan 0.75 cup $195.00
corn 1 cup $94.00
/ 10oz spaghetti 300 g $105.00
Parmesan - -
Extra finishing options - -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Pasta with Creamy Zucchini Sauce

Ingredients:
  • 50 g / 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 g arlic cloves (, minced)
  • 1/2 onion (, finely sliced (brown, white, yellow))
  • 600 g / 1.2 lb zucchini ((courgette), grated using standard box grater)
  • 1/2 tsp EACH salt and pepper
  • 1 cup thickened/heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup chicken or vegetable stock/broth (, low sodium)
  • 3/4 cup parmesan (, finely grated using microplane (Note 1 for store bought))
  • 1 cup corn ((canned, drained, about 2/3 of a can, OR fresh))
  • 300 g / 10oz spaghetti, fettucini or other long strand pasta ( (I used bucatini))
  • Parmesan
  • Extra finishing options: Handful of fresh basil (stir in at end), sprinkle of bacon or pangrattato

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