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Pasta With Summer Squash

Pasta with Summer Squash Recipe


  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Yield: 4-6 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound farfalle, penne or fusilli pasta
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 pound small squash such as zucchini or yellow squash, sliced thinly
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmagiano-Reggiano cheese
  • 4 large basil leaves, washed, patted dry and chopped

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook uncovered over high heat.
  2. While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the squash, red pepper and salt. Cook stirring occasionally until squash is starting to soften about 8 minutes.
  3. When pasta is cooked to just under al dente reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
  4. Add the pasta, Parmagiano-Reggiano cheese, half of the chopped basil and the reserved cooking water to the pan with the squash, and stir together over the heat until well combined.
  5. Transfer the pasta to serving plates. Sprinkle with remaining basil and serve.
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins