Cream Pasta Sauce With Zucchini

Submitted by spatchcock

"This is AWESOME pasta sauce! Much different than alfredo-ish sauces, which I don't like. This one could be healthy, depending on which ingredients you use. I found the original version of this in a cookbook I received as a gift, but this is very different from that recipe."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons butter
• 7 -8 garlic cloves, minced (LOTS I added like 7 or 8!)
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1 cup sour cream (I used FF)
• 1 cup half-and-half (I've used both) or 1 cup milk (I've used both)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 whole zucchini (julienned or shredded)
• fresh shredded parmesan cheese, to taste (optional)
• black pepper (optional)

directions

1. Melt butter in saucepan.
2. Cook minced garlic in butter for 3-4 minutes or until soft.
3. Stir in flour; cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
4. Add sour cream, milk, and lemon.
5. Cook until heated through.
6. Add zucchini, and cook just until bubbly.
7. Add to pasta (I use this with my tortellini recipe).
8. Add parmesan and black pepper to taste.

Reviews

[ChefDebs]

My DH doesnt care too much for zucchini, but he loved this dish served over spaghetti; the only change I made was to saute the julienned zucchini with the garlic prior to making the sauce. I have made this twice in three days..thanks for sharing.

 

[lovescolts]

This tasted very good. (Creamy & flavorful) A great way to use up the plethra of zucchini from the garden!! It was easy to make. I didn't make any adaptations to the recipe. Thanks, "Meow!"....!

 

[Cool]

Wow!!! I also roasted some cauliflower 1 1/2 cup and 1 chicken breast 1/2 inch cubes. This will stay in my recipe box! Also instead of the whole zucchini...I used 1 1/2 cup shredded and squeezed as much water out as possible. Served with Cellentani(Barilla) pasta cause it held the sauce in every nook and cranny.

 

[Schooter]

The flavor on this was pretty bland. I added salt, pepper, parmesan, romano, and a little cayenne to give the sauce a little more flavor. I may need to add more garlic next time because the garlic flavor was not very prevalent. Also, the zucchini can add water to your sauce as it cooks and make the sauce runnier. A added 2 extra tablespoons of flour upfront to help compensate for this.

 

[Strawberry_sunshine]

This was very good. Missing something though. I added red peppers along with the zucchini. Next time I would add more garlic and more veggies. Broccoli, kale, more peppers maybe some carrots.