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Pasta in Cream of Zucchini and Bacon

  • A fantastic Italian Mediterranean dish in zucchini and bacon cream that is very easy to prepare. With this dish, it is important to do everything step by step, and you will get a very tasty and irresistible meal. It's easy to make and ready quickly. Follow recipe.

Ingredients: simple, total time: 40 min, 2 servings

For Bacon:

  • 1 Tbsp Olive oil EVO

  • 100 g bacon/ diced in small cubes/or 2 small packages

For Sauce:

  • 2 small zucchini/with skin-sliced on half

  • 1 whole clove of garlic

  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme

  • 1 teaspoon oregano

  • 3 Tbsp liquid cooked pasta

  • 2 Tablespoons Olive oil

  • 3 fresh basil leaves/ and 2 for decoration

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • black pepper to taste

  • 2 Teaspoons Parmesan cheese/ grated

For Pasta:

  • 260 g pasta/ penne, macaroni, spaghetti, bucatini

  • 3 liter water

  • 1 tsp sea salt

  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil

and tools:

  • wok pan

  • medium pot

  • blender

Preparation:
  • Prepare all the ingredients as described above.

Pasta:

  1. Pour 3 liters of water into a medium pot, add sea salt and a little oil, wait for it to boil.

  2. While waiting for the water to boil, make the pasta cream.

Cream:

  1. Pour very little oil into the wok pan, put the chopped bacon into cubes and fry until they are well browned. Fry about 10–15 minutes at moderate heat.

  2. Take them out with the help of a slotted spoon and place them on a kitchen towel in a plate.

  3. In the same pan, add chopped zucchini, fry with garlic until golden brown. In the meantime, add oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste. Fry about 15 minutes.

  4. Take out the garlic, do not over-fry it!

  5. When the zucchini are fried and browned, turn off the heat.

  6. Separate one spoonful of zucchini and the rest put in a blender together with garlic, olive oil, and 3 basil leaves. Blend it into cream.

  7. Return the cream mixture to the wok pan. Do not turn on the heat until the dough is ready!

  8. When the water has boiled, add the pasta, cook according to the instructions until al dente.

  9. Put 3 tablespoons of pasta liquid in a small cup. Strain the pasta well.

  10. Add the drained pasta to the wok pan with sauce, 3 tablespoon liquid of cooked spaghetti, stir then add diced bacon.

  11. Mix it all well, add a 2 spoon of grated Parmesan if you like.

  12. Pour into shallow plates, decorate with basil leaves and Parmesan grated cheese.


Buon appetito!


NOTE:

  • If you don't have fresh basil, you can also use dried basil, although fresh gives more aroma.

  • In this pasta recipe, I used penne.

  • Make sure you don't forget the liquid in which the pasta was cooked, you need 3-4 tablespoon.

  • Instead of bacon, you can also use the bacon used by the Italians, "Guanciale"pork cheek bacon for carbonara.

  • If you have some food left over, leave it covered in a plate or pan for the evening.


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