Zucchini Fettuccine With Creamy White Bean Alfredo Sauce Food

ZUCCHINI FETTUCCINE WITH CREAMY WHITE BEAN "ALFREDO" SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Add the drained beans, garlic, almond milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pitcher of a blender (high-speed blender is best). Puree, blending for about a minute until completely smooth. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if desired. You may also want to add more garlic if your garlic is mild and/or you reallllly love garlic.
• Make and cook the zucchini pasta: Using a spiralizer, cut the zucchini into ribbons. Set a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and a pinch of salt. When hot, add the zucchini. Saute, stirring occasionally, until tender and reduced in size a bit, 2-3 minutes.
• Add sauce! Pour the sauce over the top. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 2 more minutes.
• Top with herbs and a drizzle of olive oil if desired. Serve.

ZUCCHINI ALFREDO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add egg noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in garlic, and cook 2 minutes. Mix in zucchini, and cook 10 minutes, until some of the moisture has evaporated.
• Pour the milk into the skillet, and stir in cream cheese until melted. Mix in basil. Season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve over the cooked pasta.

FETTUCCINE ALFREDO WITH ZUCCHINI RIBBONS

Steps:

• Slice the ends off the zucchini and discard. Using a mandolin or carefully with a sharp knife slice the zucchini lengthwise into very thin slices. Stack the slices and cut with a knife lengthwise into 1/4 inch-thick ribbons.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in large non-stick skillet over a medium heat. Add 1 clove of the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the zucchini ribbons, cover and cook until the zucchini is tender, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Transfer the zucchini to a bowl.
• Cook the pasta al dente according to the directions on the package. Ladle out a half cup of the pasta water and set aside. Drain the pasta and return it to the pasta pot.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Stir the flour into the low-fat milk until it is completely dissolved. Put the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in the skillet and heat over a medium-high heat. Add the remaining clove of garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the flour-milk mixture and cook until the mixture begins to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Add the evaporated milk, salt and the cheese and cook, stirring, until the cheese is melted, about 1 minute. Season with additional salt to taste.
• Add the sauce, the zucchini and 3 tablespoons of the parsley to the pasta in the pot and toss to combine. Add a little of the reserved pasta water as necessary to loosen.
• To serve, place 2 cups of the pasta mixture on each plate and garnish with remaining parsley.
• Excellent Source of: Calcium, Copper, Fiber, Folate, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Niacin, Phosphorus, Potassium, Protein, Riboflavin, Selenium, Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
• Good Source of: Iodine, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D

FETTUCCINE WITH WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook fettuccine to al dente, consult package directions for cooking time.
• Add half of the stick of butter to large saucepan.
• Fill bottom of saucepan with olive oil and stir butter and oil over medium-high heat.
• Add garlic to butter and olive oil.
• Add anchovies and cook down.
• Stir in chopped peppers.
• Add onions and mushrooms and stir well.
• Add more olive oil to saucepan to wet all the vegetables.
• Add second half of butter.
• Add white wine and stir well.
• Sprinkle salt over sauce, I use about three sprinkles.
• Add oregano, I add three dashes.
• Grate fresh ground black pepper over sauce.
• Drain pasta and add to sauce.

CREAM PASTA SAUCE WITH ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Cook minced garlic in butter for 3-4 minutes or until soft.
• Stir in flour; cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
• Add sour cream, milk, and lemon.
• Cook until heated through.
• Add zucchini, and cook just until bubbly.
• Add to pasta (I use this with my tortellini recipe).
• Add parmesan and black pepper to taste.

FETTUCCINI WITH ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain.
• While the pasta is cooking, prepare the vegetables. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, zucchini and peppers; saute 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, salt, and cayenne pepper. Cook over low heat 5 minutes, or until vegetables are crisp tender.
• Pour vegetables over hot pasta.