Zucchini And Sweet Potato Pasta Food

ZUCCHINI AND SWEET POTATO PASTA

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet over medium heat, combine olive oil (just enough to cover pan), tomatoes, corn, garlic, cilantro paste, chopped peppers, and salt and pepper.
• 2. While this is stewing, spiralize the zucchini and potatoes. Once the tomatoes have started to crack, use a wooden spoon to squash them. Add in your noodles, toss to coat.
• 3. After a couple minutes, add in spinach until just wilted, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• 4. When serving, top with crumbled feta cheese (to your preference, about 1/4 cup a person), almonds and fresh cilantro. I top with lots of sriracha, because I like it spicy. It's just as good without it.

FRANCO'S PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI AND POTATOES

Steps:

• In a 6-quart kettle bring 5 quarts water to a boil. Peel potato and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Add potato and salt to boiling water and boil 2 minutes. Add zucchini and pasta and boil until pasta is al dente.
• Drain pasta and vegetables in a colander, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid, and in a bowl toss pasta and vegetables with oil, basil or parsley, reserved cooking liquid, and Parmesan. Season with additional salt and pepper.

ZUCCHINI AND SWEET POTATO LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Sift flour, cinnamon, soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Beat sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract in a large bowl.
• Mix in the grated vegetables.
• Combine the dry ingredients and nuts.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 70 minutes, or until tester comes away clean.
• Cool in the pan 20 minutes.
• Then invert onto cooling rack.
• When completely cooled wrap in foil, store at room temp.
• Nice moist loaf.
• Can be prepared the day before serving.

SWEET POTATO ZUCCHINI HASH

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir sweet potatoes into butter to coat. Add brown sugar and stir until integrated.
• Increase heat to medium-high; cook and stir until brown sugar caramelizes on surface of the sweet potato cubes, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir zucchini into the sweet potato mixture; cook and stir until zucchini is tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain excess liquid to serve.

SWEET POTATO AND ZUCCHINI HASH

Steps:

• In 10- to 12-inch skillet with lid, heat oil over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes and onion; cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions become translucent.
• Add vegetable stock; cover and cook about 5 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender.
• Add zucchini and thyme; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until zucchini are tender. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm over very low heat.
• In 10-inch skillet, heat 2 to 3 inches of water to a rolling boil. Add vinegar to water. Reduce heat until water is just simmering. Break each egg into custard cup or small bowl. Slip eggs one at a time into water. Cook 3 to 5 minutes or until whites and yolks are firm and not runny.
• Meanwhile, divide sweet potato and zucchini hash among 4 plates.
• With slotted spoon, carefully remove each egg from water. Dab on clean kitchen towel or paper towel to dry slightly. Place on top of hash.

CARAMELIZED ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• In a large (at least 12-inch) cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter and oil. When it's foaming, add the zucchini, garlic, the basil stems and half the basil leaves. Season with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cover and cook until pooling with liquid, 5 to 7 minutes. Uncover and cook until the liquid evaporates and the zucchini starts to sizzle, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Continue to cook until the zucchini is very soft, dark green, and reduced to about 1 cup, another 20 to 25 minutes. When you see a build up of browned bits on the skillet, add a couple tablespoons of water and stir, scraping up the browned bits. Repeat anytime more browning occurs. If you see burning, deglaze with water and lower the heat. (Caramelized zucchini can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to a week; it also freezes well.)
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When the zucchini is about done, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente. Reserve 2 cups of pasta water, then drain the pasta. If the zucchini is ready before the pasta, keep cooking it; the zucchini will only get better the longer it cooks.
• When the pasta's drained, remove the herb stems from the zucchini. Reduce the heat on the zucchini to medium, then add the pasta, 1 cup pasta water, and the Parmesan. Stir until the pasta is glossed with sauce. Add more pasta water as needed to thin the sauce. Stir in the lemon juice and remaining basil, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with more basil, Parmesan and black pepper.