Zucchini Pasta with Pine Nuts

Zucchini pasta topped with Parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and tomatoes is a quick, Italian-inspired meal for any night of the week.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 650 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup milk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 3 tablespoons pine nuts
• 3 cloves garlic, pressed
• ½ yellow onion, diced
• 1 zucchini, thinly sliced into rounds
• 1 roma tomato, diced
• 6 ounces thin spaghetti

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir pine nuts in the hot skillet until toasted and fragrant, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.