A Zucchini Pasta Recipe at Less than € 0.40 per Person!
Here is a pasta recipe made with zucchini, ready in 10 min.
It's ideal for a quick meal!
It was an Italian friend who introduced me to this recipe.
It is as simple as it is delicious ...
And not expensive!
Ingredients for 4 persons
- 500 g of pasta, "penne" style or spaghetti
- 450 g of frozen or fresh zucchini in season
- 1 clove of garlic
- Olive oil
- Salt pepper
Preperation
1. In a large volume of salted water, cook the pasta 8 to 10 min (for pasta altoothed, no more than 8 min).
2. Meanwhile, put the pieces of frozen or fresh zucchini in salted boiling water for 5 min (2 or 3 min if they are fresh).
3. In a pan, brown the finely chopped garlic with a drizzle of olive oil.
4. Take the zucchini out of the water then wring them out.
5. Donebrown the zucchini in oil so that they are well grilled.
6. Pour the pasta into the pan. Mix, salt and pepper.
7. Simmer for 2 minutes over low heat.
Results
There you go, your zucchini pasta is already ready to be tasted :-)
It is a friendly and economical dish coming back to € 0.35 for 1 person or even € 1.43 for 4 guests :-)
- 500 g of pasta, "penne" style: at € 1.24 per kilo or € 0.62
- courgettes: around 450 g at € 1.70 per kilo or € 0.81
Bonus tip
Serve on plates by adding mozzarella or Parmesan shavings on top of the preparation, while adding a drizzle of olive oil.
You can also put pine nuts or basil.
For a change, you can replace the mozzarella or Parmesan with feta, and the basil with mint.
Enjoy your lunch !
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