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Zucchini Pasta

Added on Fri Feb 1 2008

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The Basics

• Dish: Main Course
• cuisine: Italian
• Serves: 4
• Prep Time: 0hrs 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 0hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 400 gr Pasta - any king
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 Zucchini's sliced
• 1 small package Closed mushrooms sliced
• 40 ml Olive Oil
• 40 gr chopped fresh Basil Mint Parsley
•  salt and pepper to taste
• 50 gr grated Parmesan cheese

Method

Prepare sauce.
Quarter half of the mushrooms; transfer to a bowl and set aside. Mince remaining mushrooms. Heat olive oil in a heavy Dutch oven or stockpot over medium heat. Add the minced mushrooms.

Sauté for 10 minutes,stirring frequently. Add garlic and mushroom quarters and cook 5 minutes longer, stirring constantly.

Prepare zucchini. Sprinkle sliced zucchini with salt, pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place zucchini slices in one layer in the pan. Saute about 3 minutes per side just until tender. Remove to heated platter and cover to keep warm while sauteing remaining zucchini. Add remaining olive oil as needed. Ladle sauce over pasta. Top with zucchini slices, chopped herbs and serve. Pass extra sauce and Parmesan cheese.
Serves 4.