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Whole wheat pasta in tomato-mozzarella sauce with fried zucchini

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 500 g whole wheat pasta
  • salt water
  • 1 onion(s)
  • 1 zucchini
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 1 ball of light mozzarella
  • 1 pack of tomatoes, pureed
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • basil

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Healthy, vegetarian

Cook the whole-wheat pasta in salted water according to the package instructions. Meanwhile, halve the zucchini and cut into thin slices, and cut the tomatoes into small pieces. Dice the onion and add it to a pan with hot olive oil. After a short time, add the zucchini and fry until browned. Meanwhile, cut the mozzarella into approximately 1 cm thick cubes, then add the tomatoes and fry briefly. Deglaze everything with the passata, add the mozzarella cubes, and simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, stir well, and fold in the whole-wheat pasta. Serve with a few torn basil leaves.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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