Best Zucchini Lemon Pasta Recipes

PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI, FETA AND FRIED LEMON

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain and rinse pasta with cool water to stop cooking and toss with a drizzle of olive oil to prevent sticking; set aside.
• Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add walnuts, if using, and toss to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until walnuts are toasted and golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon or strainer, transfer the walnuts to a small bowl (leaving the oil behind) and season with salt; set aside.
• Add shallots and lemon to the oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until both the shallots and lemons are totally softened and have begun to caramelize, 5 to 8 minutes. Add capers and stir to coat in the oil, letting them sizzle a minute or two.
• Add zucchini and season with salt and pepper. (Do not be alarmed at the amount of zucchini in the skillet; it will cook down by about half.) Cook, stirring occasionally, until much of the water has evaporated from the zucchini and it has totally softened, become translucent and is beginning to brown at the edges, 10 to 15 minutes. (This mixture should be very flavorful and lightly saucy.)
• Remove pan from heat and add pasta, tossing to coat. (If your skillet is very full, you can always transfer everything to a large bowl and toss to coat there.) Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer pasta to a large serving bowl and top with toasted walnuts, feta and herbs, finishing with a drizzle of olive oil.

FARFALLE PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI AND LEMON-CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water, and drain the farfalle well in a colander set in the sink.
• While the farfalle are boiling, mix together the ricotta, mascarpone, and Parmesan cheeses in a large serving bowl, and stir in the lemon peel and basil until the mixture is well combined.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the zucchini and garlic until the zucchini are tender but still bright in color, about 8 minutes. Stir about 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta cooking water into the cheese mixture and mix until smooth; add the hot drained pasta and cooked zucchini, and lightly toss with the sauce. Season with the salt and pepper. If mixture is too thick, add a little more pasta cooking water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the sauce is the desired thickness.

PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI AND LEMON CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the zucchini lengthwise into quarters, then crosswise into 1 inch chunks.
• Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in skillet and add the zucchini.
• Sauté, tossing once or twice, for 2 minutes.
• Add a couple pinches of oregano, grind in some black pepper (a light dusting), and sauté for 1 minute longer.
• Add some kosher salt and sauté 1 minute then remove zucchini to a plate.
• Add the rest of the olive oil and sauté the garlic for a minute, or until it turns toasty color.
• Deglaze with the juice of 1 lemon and reduce by ~1/2-2/3.
• Add the stock or broth, and reduce by 1/2-2/3 again.
• Off heat, Add butter pinch of oregano, a couple grinds of pepper, and capers.
• Return to heat, add the zucchini back in and cook for 1 minute.
• Add pasta just to reheat.
• Grind in some more pepper.
• Serves 2 for a light lunch.

ZUCCHINI PASTA W/ CREAMY LEMON HERB DRESSING

Steps:

• combine zucchini, diced veggies and edamame Combine all dressing ingredients, pour over pasta mix and toss to combine.

GRILLED ZUCCHINI , EGGPLANT WITH LEMON AND PORTER PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a zip-seal plastic bag, blend together the lemon zest, garlic, lemon juice. porter and olive oil. Add the zucchini and eggplant strips and let marinate 1 hour.
• Reserve the marinade for salad. Prepare a grill and grill zucchini and eggplant until tender, but still holding its shape. Cut into 2-in. chunks, and toss with beans, roasted red peppers, and the remaining marinade in a large bowl with pasta.
• Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking oil. Add the chopped herbs and heat until aromatic.Add the heated herbs into the pasta mixture and stir to blend. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve drizzled with oil and topped with grated Romano cheese.

LEMON HERB CHICKEN WITH ZUCCHINI PASTA AND RICOTTA

Steps:

• Place chicken, garlic, lemon zest, chives, thyme, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/4 cup olive oil in a resealable plastic bag; toss to coat chicken and refrigerate for 3 hours or up to overnight.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken with marinade until chicken is no longer pink at the center and juices run clear, about 8 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken from pan; set aside to keep warm.
• Drizzle about 1 teaspoon oil into the same skillet over medium-high heat; stir in zucchini and red pepper flakes and cook until zucchini is warm, about 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Stir ricotta cheese and basil into zucchini; cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Return chicken to pan with zucchini mixture; stir to combine. Remove pan from heat, squeeze lemon juice over entire dish, and garnish with diced tomatoes.

ZUCCHINI LEMON PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oil and add garlic slices and saute for one minute. Add lemon zest and chili flakes and cook for one minute Add zucchini strips Cook for two minutes Add tomatoes and cook for one minute Add cooked linguine Add fresh basil and lemon juice and stir. Top with parmigiano

HERB, ZUCCHINI AND LEMON PASTA

Steps:

• Cook rotino according to package directions. Drain.
• Meanwhile, melt light butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat; add onion and zucchini. Cook, stirring occasionally, until zucchini is crisply tender (5 to 7 minutes). Add cooked rotino and all remaining ingredients. Cover; let stand 2 minutes or until tomatoes are heated through.

PASTA WITH LEMON ZUCCHINI SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling water 7-10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain and keep warm.
• Place zucchini in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover pan and steam 4-5 minutes, or until just tender.
• Combine cornflour and water in a bowl.
• Stir in next 4 ingredients.
• Melt butter in a heavy nonstick pan over medium heat.
• Stir in cream mixture and cook 3-4 minutes, stirring until mixture begins to thicken. Stir in shallots and zucchini.
• Serve sauce over warm pasta.

LEMON-PIGNOLI ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, gently toss zucchini, tomatoes, lemon peel and juice, oil, salt and pepper.
• Add pasta to zucchini mixture; toss until well mixed. Add feta cheese and basil; toss again. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Serve immediately or refrigerate tightly covered up to 24 hours.

CHICKEN, ZUCCHINI AND LEMON ZEST PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta until al dente, then set aside Heat the olive oil over medium heat and saute the garlic. Add the sliced zucchini and saute until slightly tender. Add all the remaining ingrediants into a large serving bowl. Add pasta and toss. Sprinkle with grated cheese and serve immediately

SHRIMP WITH LEMON, ANGEL HAIR PASTA AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• 1. Cook Angel Hair pasta according to directions, Drained and save some water for later. Add olive oil to the cook pasta so don't stick together
• 2. Diced Zucchini, toss in a zip log bag with Olive Oil, Salt and lemon juice. place in baking sheet with rim, sprinkle with McCormick perfect pinch. Cook for 25 minutes at 400
• 3. cook garlic, inion powder with oil and margarine, add lemon juice then shrimp, when shrimp is done add tomatoes, olives and basil, season with salt. Add pasta and coat good. If is to dry add some of the water use to cook pasta. Everyone can add the zucchini to their plate or use it as a side dish. either way is Delicious.

LEMON PASTA-STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler and line a baking sheet with foil. Scoop out the seeds from the zucchini, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell. Brush the zucchini all over with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to the baking sheet and broil until just soft, about 1 minute per side; set aside.
• Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs; drain. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot and cook, stirring, until tender, about 1 minute. Add the heavy cream and chicken broth, bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add the havarti, 2 tablespoons parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper to the saucepan; stir until the cheese melts. Remove from the heat and stir in the egg yolk, pasta, parsley and lemon zest.
• Combine the breadcrumbs and the remaining 1 tablespoon parmesan in a small bowl. Fill the zucchini halves with the pasta mixture and sprinkle with the parmesan breadcrumbs. Return to the broiler until golden brown, about 1 minute.

CREAMY LEMON ZUCCHINI PASTA RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt heavily.
• Meanwhile, place a clean kitchen towel in a large bowl (or on a large cutting board). Trim 2 lb. zucchini or summer squash (4-6), then grate on the large holes of a box grater directly into towel. Peel 1 large shallot and grate on the large holes of grater into towel. Peel 4 large garlic cloves and grate on the small holes of grater into towel.
• Gather ends of towel together, then squeeze over bowl (or the sink) with all your might to extract water from the zucchini. Squeeze until it's hard to get out any more liquid. You should have extracted about ⅔ cup zucchini liquid, just FYI; discard.
• Heat 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil in a medium Dutch oven or very large skillet over medium-high. Add ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add zucchini mixture (unwrap the balled-up towel over the pot for easiest transfer) and 2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt and stir to coat. Season generously with freshly ground black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until zucchini mixture is jammy, thick, and starting to stick to bottom of pot, 15-20 minutes.
• When the zucchini has been cooking 5-10 minutes, add 12 oz. spaghetti, linguine, bucatini, or other long pasta to pot of boiling water and cook until al dente. Scoop out 2 cups pasta cooking liquid and set aside.
• Meanwhile, juice 1 lemon into a small bowl. Grate ½ oz. Parmesan on the small holes of grater (you should have about ¼ cup; you can also use ¼ cup pre-grated Parmesan). Very coarsely tear or chop ½ cup (lightly packed) basil or mint leaves.
• Using tongs, transfer pasta to pot with zucchini-it's okay if some water clings to it. Reduce heat to medium-low, add ½ cup pasta cooking liquid and ½ cup heavy cream, and stir to combine. Add cheese, pour another ½ cup pasta cooking liquid over top, and cook, stirring vigorously with tongs or a wooden spoon and add more pasta cooking liquid if needed, until a creamy sauce that coats pasta forms, 2-3 minutes.
• Remove pasta from heat and stir in 2 Tbsp. lemon juice. Taste and season with more salt and black pepper and add more lemon juice (you may want to add an additional 1 Tbsp.). Stir in most of the herbs.
• Serve pasta topped with more grated Parmesan and remaining herbs.