How to Make Creamy Zucchini Pasta | Easy Italian Pasta Recipe

How to Make Creamy Zucchini Pasta | Easy Italian Pasta Recipe 🌎Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Download the Saily app: https://saily.com/giovannisiracusa Use code GIOVANNISIRACUSA at checkout. ⛵ This is the creamy zucchini pasta you need to make this summer. It comes together in under 20 minutes, uses just a few ingredients, and I think your family is going to love it. If you've been looking for easy one-pot pasta recipes, this is the video for you. Growing up, pasta e zucchine was always a simple bowl of pasta and zucchini with a sprinkle of cheese. Today, I'm showing you how to turn it into a creamy pasta e zucchine that's even better. I filmed this while spending the summer in Southern Italy, where zucchini is everywhere. It's an easy weeknight pasta that's perfect when your garden is overflowing or you just want a quick dinner. If you enjoyed my Pasta and Peas recipe, I think you're going to love this one too. It's basically the summer version. I joked with my wife and told her this was Stanley Tucci's grandmother's zucchini pasta recipe. She said most people wouldn't get the joke... but you might. 😂 INGREDIENTS: 500g (1 lb) ditalini or tubetti pasta 500g (1 lb) zucchini, cubed 1 yellow onion, diced Extra virgin olive oil 4½ cups water (add more if needed) Fresh basil Freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano Salt Black pepper DIRECTIONS: 1. Heat a generous drizzle of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and fresh basil and cook until softened. 2. Add the zucchini, season with salt and black pepper, and cook for a few minutes. 3. Pour in 4½ cups of water and simmer for about 5 minutes. 4. Blend about half of the zucchini mixture until smooth, then return it to the pan. 5. Add the pasta and cook, stirring often, until al dente. Add more water if needed as it cooks. 6. Turn off the heat and stir in a generous amount of freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano until creamy. WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS RECIPE: ✅ Creamy without using any cream ✅ Ready in under 20 minutes ✅ One of the easiest Italian pasta recipes you'll ever make VIDEO CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 0:15 Ingredients 0:39 Start Cutting the Zucchini 1:27 Start Cooking the Onions and Basil 2:11 Add the Zucchini and Season 2:49 Add in the Water 4:40 Blend Half of the Zucchini 5:33 Add in the Pasta 6:29 Check the Water Level 7:16 Finish with Parmigiano 7:47 Mixing and Tossing 8:28 Preview and Plating 8:52 Giovanni 📍 Filmed in Puglia, Southern Italy COMMENT BELOW: Are you Team Stanley Tucci or Team Nonna? 😂👇🥒🍝 If you enjoyed this recipe, don't forget to like and subscribe for more Italian recipes every week! FOLLOW GIOVANNI ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@giovannisiracusaa ▶️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giovannisiracusaa/ ▶️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/giovannisiracusaa/ ▶️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@giovannisiracusaa 🍳Tools Used in this Video (links may earn commission) Immersion Hand Blender: https://amzn.to/4pP8xEX #italianfood #pasta #zucchini