Creamy Linguini with Zucchini and Goat cheese
From divaliscious 15 years ago
- 12 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Quick and easy, dinner in a flash! I made this last night, and was pleasantly surprised at how creamy and extra tasty this dish was - reminds you of an alfredo, but without all that naughty fat and calories. You can easily add shrimp or chicken to the pasta dish. Read more ..the recipe is not mine, but comes from Real Simple Magazine June '08 issue See less
Ingredients
- 12 ounces (3/4 of the box) linguine shopping list
- 1 tablespoon olive oil shopping list
- 1 pound zucchini, sliced into thin half-moons shopping list
- kosher salt and pepper shopping list
- 1 clove garlic, chopped shopping list
- 5 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled shopping list
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest shopping list
How to make it
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water, drain the pasta, and return it to the pot.
- While you put pasta in to cook start on 'sauce'
- Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the zucchini, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring, until the zucchini is tender and any liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and cook 1 minute more.
- Add all but 2 tablespoons of the cheese to the pasta.
- Add the reserved pasta water, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Stir until creamy.
- Serve the pasta topped with the zucchini, lemon zest, and the remaining cheese.
- ***Tip: Fresh goat cheese is creamy and soft, which makes it ideal for incorporating into pasta dishes. Buy a log and crumble your own; the precrumbled bits sold in stores often don't melt as well, and they can be more expensive.
- NUTRITION PER SERVING
- CALORIES 455(24% from fat); FAT 12g (sat 6g); SUGAR 6g; PROTEIN 20g; CHOLESTEROL 16mg; SODIUM 746mg; FIBER 4g; CARBOHYDRATE 68g
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
This sounds terrific and John has been wanting pasta! Thanks for posting!
pat2me
in Nashua loved it
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my kind of pasta! Thanks for the post. I love goat cheese and zucchini. Marcia
mao65
in Griffith loved it
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Count me in on the goat cheese and zucchini love. One of my favorite combinations and of course, I'm a pasta fiend. I can predict the future....Wednesday night, this is dinner.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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