Quick & Easy Zucchini Pasta: 10 Minutes to Flavor.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts are lower in cost and provide a similar texture.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option that adds a cheesy flavor.

Put a pot of salted water on to boil.

Toast the pine nuts in a frying pan, being careful not to burn them.

Cut the tops and bottoms off the zucchini and quarter them.

Remove the toasted pine nuts from the pan and set aside.

Add extra virgin olive oil to the pan and add 2 cloves of garlic, cooking until fragrant.

Remove the garlic and add the zucchini to the pan with salt, cooking for about 10 minutes.

Reserve a couple scoops of cooked zucchini for garnish.

Transfer the cooked zucchini to a heat-proof bowl and blend with an immersion blender, adding basil and parmesan cheese gradually.

Chop the toasted pine nuts roughly for texture.

Cook the fresh pasta in the boiling water until done, then add it to the pan with the creamed zucchini and pine nuts.

Add some reserved pasta water to achieve desired consistency and mix well.

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