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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

melinda's freakin' good pasta

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 (16 ounce) package fettuccine noodles
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 zucchini, shredded
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced, divided
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 1 (4 ounce) log goat cheese, crumbled
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, or to taste

Recipe

    Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins

  • fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. stir in the fettuccine, bring back to a boil, and cook pasta over medium heat until cooked through but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain water, reserving 1 cup pasta water.
  • melt butter in a large skillet or frying pan over medium heat; add zucchini, 3 cloves minced garlic, salt, and pepper. cook and stir zucchini mixture in the melted butter until most of the moisture has evaporated, 10 to 15 minutes.
  • heat olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. add cherry tomatoes, remaining 2 cloves minced garlic, salt, and pepper to onion; cook and stir, crushing tomatoes to desired consistency, until heated through, about 5 minutes.
  • mix fettuccine and zucchini mixture into onion mixture, adding as much reserved pasta water to keep pasta moist. stir goat cheese and basil into pasta mixture.

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