Zippy Zucchini Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute zucchini and garlic in oil until zucchini is crisp-tender. , Add the tomatoes, parsley, oregano and pepper flakes; heat through. Drain pasta; serve with zucchini mixture.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium size mixing bowl combine zucchini, buttermilk baking mix, onion, parmesan cheese, salt, oil, eggs. Spread lightly into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and saute onion and garlic until tender and lightly browned. Mix in the zucchini. Continue to cook and stir until zucchini is tender. Season with cayenne pepper. Sprinkle with vinegar. Reduce heat to low, cover skillet, and continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cover, and taste. If not at desired 'vinegar' flavor, add another splash, cover, and simmer for another minute.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Press pie crust in bottom and halfway up side of 9-inch tart pan.
• In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, basil and garlic. Add salt and pepper. Spread over bottom of crust. Arrange zucchini and tomato slices over cheese mixture. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and additional salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake 22 to 28 minutes or until crust edges are golden brown. Cut into 8 wedges.

Steps:

• Place zucchini in a colander, toss with salt and set aside to drain in sink or over a bowl 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons oil in a heavy sauté pan, add onion, pine nuts and garlic and sauté over low heat about 10 minutes, until onion is soft and nuts start to brown. Rinse and drain zucchini and add to pan. Sauté about 20 minutes, until tender.
• Bring large pot of salted water to a boil for pasta, cook pasta about 3 minutes and drain, reserving about 1 cup pasta water. Add pasta to sauté pan, cook over low heat about 5 minutes, to blend ingredients, adding pasta water as needed. Season with salt and pepper. Fold in parsley, cheese and additional olive oil and serve.

Steps:

• In a large (at least 12-inch) cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter and oil. When it's foaming, add the zucchini, garlic, the basil stems and half the basil leaves. Season with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cover and cook until pooling with liquid, 5 to 7 minutes. Uncover and cook until the liquid evaporates and the zucchini starts to sizzle, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Continue to cook until the zucchini is very soft, dark green, and reduced to about 1 cup, another 20 to 25 minutes. When you see a build up of browned bits on the skillet, add a couple tablespoons of water and stir, scraping up the browned bits. Repeat anytime more browning occurs. If you see burning, deglaze with water and lower the heat. (Caramelized zucchini can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to a week; it also freezes well.)
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When the zucchini is about done, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente. Reserve 2 cups of pasta water, then drain the pasta. If the zucchini is ready before the pasta, keep cooking it; the zucchini will only get better the longer it cooks.
• When the pasta's drained, remove the herb stems from the zucchini. Reduce the heat on the zucchini to medium, then add the pasta, 1 cup pasta water, and the Parmesan. Stir until the pasta is glossed with sauce. Add more pasta water as needed to thin the sauce. Stir in the lemon juice and remaining basil, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with more basil, Parmesan and black pepper.

Steps:

• Cut Zucchini into rounds, seperate and discard the ends.
• pour ranch dressing into a sealable plastic bag, and add zucchini.
• Seal the bag.
• Shake your bag o' zucchini until each piece appears satisfactorily covered in ranch remove from bag, (you can dip your ranched slices into the parmesan here) place on a foil lined baking sheet.
• or place your ranched zucchini onto foil lined baking sheet and sprinkle parmesan cheese over all zucchini slices.
• broil on high, 6-8 inches away from flame for 7-8 minutes or this is even toaster oven friendly, but time is reduced to about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Let the oil get heated in a large skillet.
• saute/stir the zucchini, onion, and garlic for 10 minutes or until tender (don't let the garlic burn).
• Add in the next 5 ingredients; stir/saute until thoroughly heated.
• Remove from heat; sprinkle the cheese on top and serve.