Creamy Garlic Zucchini Pasta

Pasta with zucchini in creamy sauce — simple, fast, delicious. Pasta with zucchini in creamy sauce, despite the simplicity of the ingredients and preparation, has an exquisite taste. The garlic aroma is successfully complemented by thyme.
cook time: 20 min
Ethan Rowley
Creamy Garlic Zucchini Pasta

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

212
Calories
12g
Fat
20g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (3 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 1 clove
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Sour cream 2 tbsp
Hard cheese 30 g
Thyme, thyme to taste
Zucchini 300 g
Spaghetti 150 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
To prepare zucchini pasta in creamy sauce, prepare the ingredients according to the list. The pasta can be anything, long or short, the main requirement is that it must be of high quality, made from durum wheat. You will learn how to choose spaghetti by reading the article at the end of the recipe.

Step 2

Step 2
Boil the pasta until al dente. Leave the cooking water, it will be needed to dilute the sauce. Make sure that the pasta is cooked by the time you prepare the sauce.

Step 3

Step 3
Lightly fry very thinly sliced zucchini in oil for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Step 4
Add crushed and finely chopped garlic cloves, dry or fresh thyme leaves, and salt. Stir and continue frying for 3 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
Grate hard cheese, ideally Parmesan, on a coarse grater. How to replace different types of cheeses, read the article below the steps.

Step 6

Step 6
Add sour cream to the zucchini fried with garlic and thyme, dilute it with water from cooking the pasta, and bring to a boil.

Step 7

Step 7
Add the prepared cheese, the sauce will begin to thicken quickly, so choose the consistency to your taste by adding pasta water.

Step 8

Step 8
Add the pasta to the resulting sauce, stir and immediately place on plates and serve.

Step 9

Step 9
You can additionally sprinkle grated cheese on top. Additionally, serve with ground black pepper and olive oil.

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