Zucchini Pasta With Pine Nuts

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 tablespoons pine nuts
• 6 ounces thin spaghetti
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, pressed
• 1 zucchini, thinly sliced into rounds
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 roma tomato, diced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• heat a skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir pine nuts in the hot skillet until toasted and fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. drain and return pasta to pot to keep warm.
• heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; saute onion and garlic until onion softens, 5 to 10 minutes. add zucchini, lemon juice, italian seasoning, salt, and pepper; cook and stir until zucchini is translucent, about 5 minutes.
• pour milk over zucchini mixture and simmer until zucchini is softened, 5 to 10 minutes; add pasta and toss. transfer pasta mixture to plates and top each with parmesan cheese, pine nuts, tomato, and black pepper.