Zucchini and Lemon Pasta
A yummy pasta bowl with hearty rigatoni and silky zucchini ribbons in a fresh creamy lemon sauce!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb pasta, I use rigatoni, which is a short tube pasta with ridges that hold the creamy sauce well.
- 1 medium-large zucchini, cut into thin ribbons with a Y shaped vegetable peeler or a mandoline.
- 1/2 cup cream**
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp each, salt and fresh cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- several leaves of fresh basil, cut in ribbons
garnish
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts*
- more grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Boil the pasta in plenty of well salted water until al dente.
- Put the cream, lemon juice and garlic in a Dutch oven or skillet large enough to hold the pasta and heat until it simmers. Add salt and black pepper to taste. Turn the heat way down and keep warm.
- When the pasta is done scoop it out and add to the pan with the cream sauce. Add the zucchini ribbons to the boiling pasta water and stir to separate the zucchini. Cook for a few seconds, just until the zucchini starts to become supple. Scoop it out and add to the pan as well.
- Toss everything with the grated cheese and basil, and add a splash of pasta water if it seems too dry.
- Serve immediately topped with toasted pine nuts and more cheese.
Notes
*Toast pine nuts in a skillet over medium heat with a little olive oil, tossing or stirring almost constantly until they turn golden. Don't let them burn!
**Milk or half and half will not work in this dish, they will curdle with the lemon juice.
Nutrition
Calories: 432 kcal · Carbohydrates: 48 g · Protein: 14 g · Fat: 21 g · Saturated Fat: 9 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g · Cholesterol: 44 mg · Sodium: 525 mg · Potassium: 367 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 4 g · Vitamin A: 646 IU · Vitamin C: 12 mg · Calcium: 153 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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