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A plate of spaghetti with fried zucchini rounds on top of the spaghetti. Shredded parmesan cheese sprinkled over the dish.

Pasta with Zucchini Recipe

Stillwood Kitchen
Pasta with marinara sauce and topped with in season fried zucchini.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2
Calories 615 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Zucchini, sliced into rounds 1/4 inch thick approximately 1 lb.
  • 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 1/2 cup Marinara Sauce
  • 7 oz Pasta
  • Salt
  • Parmesan cheese, shredded or grated Optional

Instructions
 

Make the Zucchini

  • Add the olive oil to a large frying pan. Once heated add the zucchini rounds in one single layer.
  • Fry in batches if necessary until both sides are lightly browned and fork tender. Approx 5 minutes per side.
  • As the zucchini is finished cooking remove them to a paper towel lined plate or bowl. Sprinkle very lightly with salt.

Make The Pasta

  • Fill a large pot with water. Once it boils add salt, then the pasta. Cook the pasta to package directions.
  • Make or heat up the marinara sauce. Once pasta is cooked add it to the marinara sauce and mix until the sauce is covering all the pasta.
  • Top the pasta with the fried zucchini, the sprinkle on the parmesan cheese if desired.

Notes

While long shaped pasta such as spaghetti, linguine, etc is recommended you can use short cut pasta if desired.
You can top the entire pan of pasta with the zucchini or bring the zucchini table side and let each person select how much they want.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 615kcalCarbohydrates: 87gProtein: 16gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gSodium: 885mgPotassium: 1023mgFiber: 7gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 992IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 4mg
Keyword dinner, gluten-free pasta, pasta, zucchini
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