Super Quick & Garlicky Zucchini Pasta
Ingredients
- Pasta½ lb
- Zucchini3–4
- Butter1–2 tbsp + 2 tbsp
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Garlic6–8 + 4
- Basil
- Parmesan cheese · grated2 cups
- Lemon
- Chicken breast2
- Vegetable oil
- Chicken broth½ cups
- Parsley2
Instructions
- Boil salted water in a large pot, cook the pasta until al dente, then drain it, keeping a little of the cooking water. Keep warm.
- Cut the zucchini into large cubes, mince or press the garlic, stack and roughly chop the basil, and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini and fry for 7 to 10 minutes, until well browned and cooked, seasoning with about 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper near the end.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then remove from the heat.
- Add the drained pasta and the reserved cooking water to the zucchini. Grate 1 to 2 cups of parmesan over the hot pasta, add the basil and squeeze in the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste and toss.
Summarized from Tatyana's Everyday Food's video. Watch it for the details.
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