One-Pot Summer Pasta with Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes

⏱ 25 min · 🍽 4 Servings · 🧂 11 Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 400 g spaghetti
  • 500 g cherry tomatoes
  • 2 piece zucchini
  • 1 piece onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 900 ml vegetable broth
  • 60 g parmesan, freshly grated
  • 1 bunch basil
  • 1 pinch chili flakes
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions

  1. Halve the cherry tomatoes, slice the zucchini into half-moons, finely dice the onion, and slice the garlic.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large, wide pot. Sweat the onion, garlic, and chili flakes until translucent, then add the tomatoes and cook until they just start to burst.
  3. Add the spaghetti, zucchini, and hot broth, season with salt, and bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered, stirring often, until the pasta is al dente and the liquid has reduced to a glossy sauce.
  4. Pull the pot off the heat, stir in half the parmesan, and adjust the seasoning. Serve topped with the remaining parmesan and torn basil leaves.
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One-Pot Summer Pasta with Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes
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One-Pot Summer Pasta with Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes

Spaghetti cooks right in a base of cherry tomatoes, zucchini, and broth, releasing its starch into a silky sauce as it simmers. One pot, 25 minutes, dinner done..

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Cook time

25 min

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Servings

4

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Ingredients

11

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Nutrition

per serving

580 kcal

Calories

20 g

Protein

19 g

Fat

82 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 4 servings

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Halve the cherry tomatoes, slice the zucchini into half-moons, finely dice the onion, and slice the garlic.

  2. 2

    Heat the olive oil in a large, wide pot. Sweat the onion, garlic, and chili flakes until translucent, then add the tomatoes and cook until they just start to burst.

  3. 3

    Add the spaghetti, zucchini, and hot broth, season with salt, and bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered, stirring often, until the pasta is al dente and the liquid has reduced to a glossy sauce.

  4. 4

    Pull the pot off the heat, stir in half the parmesan, and adjust the seasoning. Serve topped with the remaining parmesan and torn basil leaves.