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Pasta: Capellini Con Verdura Di Zucchini

5 from 7 votes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 2 people
Calories 442 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 250 g Capellini - very thin spaghetti
  • Salt for the cooking water
  • 4 Zucchini, pretty young
  • 1 Fresh onion
  • 1 Clove of garlic
  • 3 tbsp Olive oil
  • 150 g Ricotta
  • 2 tbsp Freshly grated Parmesan
  • 1 tbsp Cream cheese
  • Pepper and salt
  • 50 g Diced bacon
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 6 Basil leaves, fresh

Instructions
 

  • Boil the capellini in plenty of salted water for approx. 4 minutes until al dente and drain.
  • While the pasta water is being brought to the boil, cut the zucchini into slices, peel the onion and the clove of garlic and chop them both.
  • Heat the oil in a pan and brown the zucchini, onions and garlic in it.
  • In a separate pan, fry the bacon cubes in a little oil until crispy.
  • Mix the ricotta with the cream cheese and Parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Chop the basil and fold in as well.
  • Add the finished noodles to the zucchini vegetables, stir in the ricotta mixture, mix everything well and then serve on preheated plates.
  • "Crown" with the bacon cubes and serve immediately.
  • If the noodles get too plump, add some cooking cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 442kcalCarbohydrates: 0.5gProtein: 14.1gFat: 43.1g
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 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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