Easy Zucchini Pasta with Butter Garlic Sauce
This Zucchini Pasta is a quick and easy pasta packed with zucchini and tomatoes and simmered in a butter garlic sauce of its own making. Simple and delicious and ready in under 30 minutes.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 242kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound pasta
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 medium zucchini
- 1 yellow summer squash chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 to 3 sprigs fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup grated parmesan
- 1 cup fresh basil roughly chopped
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Reserve about 1 cup of pasta water before draining pasta. Set aside.
- In a large skillet heat olive oil until hot. Then add the zucchini, summer squash, cherry tomatoes, garlic, red pepper flakes, thyme, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until the squash is nicely brown; about 5 minutes. With the back of a spoon, mashed some of the vegetables to become a chunky-style sauce. Add 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water and bring to a simmer.
- Once the sauce is simmering, stir in the pasta, butter, and Parmesan. Add additional pasta water as needed. Remove from the heat, add the fresh basil and serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 308mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g