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Summer Vegetable Pasta

June/July 2009

Summer Vegetable Pasta

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By: Tracey Seaman

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Key:
Our veggie-friendly dishes have no meat or fish.Veg Out

  • 4 Servings
  • Prep 20 min
  • Cook 25 min

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound corkscrew pasta, such as rotini
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Italian-style breadcrumbs
  • 3 zucchini (about 1 pound), thinly sliced
  • 4 ears corn, kernels scraped off
  • 6 ounces Swiss cheese, shredded
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil

Smart move
Chop the basil just before using to keep it from turning black.

Directions:

  1. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until al dente.Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and the pot.

  2. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add half of the garlic and cook until golden, about 30 seconds. Stir in the breadcrumbs and remove from the heat.

  3. In the reserved pasta pot, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Add the remaining garlic and cook until golden, about 30 seconds; add the zucchini and cook, turning occasionally, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the corn, cooked pasta and reserved 1 cup pasta cooking water. Add 1 cup cheese and toss; season with salt and pepper.

  4. Stir the remaining cheese and the basil into the breadcrumb mixture and sprinkle on top of the pasta.



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