Baby Courgette Creamy Pasta

Name: Baby Courgette Creamy Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 8 baby courgettes; 2 garlic cloves (crushed); 1tbsp olive oil; Salt to taste; Pepper to taste; 170g dried pasta; 30g butter; 5 thyme sprigs; 10 cherry tomatoes (halved); 100ml double cream; 1/3tsp nutmeg; 1/2 cup pasta water; 1 lime (zest only ); Parmesan cheese(as much as you want)

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

Very creamy and delicious vegetarian pasta🤤

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:03:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories849 kcal (42%)

Total Fat46.8 g (67%)

Carbs85.5 g (33%)

Sugars6.8 g (8%)

Protein24.6 g (49%)

Sodium488.1 mg (24%)

Fiber9.3 g (33%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

1 Tbspolive oil

170gdried pasta

30gbutter

5thyme sprigs

10cherry tomatoes

halved

100mldouble cream

⅓ tspnutmeg

Instructions

Step 1

Slice the baby courgette(1 cm thick)

Step 2

Add olive oil to the frying pan and fry courgettes, seasoned with salt and pepper from both sides until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Step 3

Meanwhile, cook your pasta. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water.

Step 4

Add butter, thyme and garlic cloves to the same pan. Gary for 1-2 minutes and add tomatoes. Fry until golden brown, then discard thyme and add the double cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Mix well. Bring it to a boil and add pasta with pasta water, mix well. Add lemon zest and parmesan cheese, give it a good mix and serve with more parmesan cheese.