Spaghetti With Zucchini, Walnuts and Raisins

Submitted by jlw19803

"Light, easy pasta recipe for weekdays/nights or a picnic. Discovered in a RealSimple magazine."

 

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

ingredients

• 12 ounces spaghetti
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup walnut halves, coarsely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 1⁄2 lbs small zucchini, cut into thin half moons
• 3⁄4 cup raisins
• kosher salt
• black pepper
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese

directions

1. Cook the pasta, drain and return to pot.
2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the walnuts and cook stirring frequently until they begin to brown (3-4 minutes). Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown (~ 1 minute).
3. Add the zucchini and raisins to the skillet, season with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper, and cook tossing occasionally, until the zucchini is just tender (4-5 minutes).
4. Add the zucchini mixture to the pasta and toss to combine. Sprinkle with the Parmesan before serving.

Reviews

[Lucky in Bayview]

Super good!! There wasn't anything I didn't love about this dish. I used a little bit more zucchini, and added the pasta to the nut, raisin and zucchini mix and let it cook for a minute or two to absorb all that yumminess. Other than that I made no changes to the recipe. I'll be making this again. Thanks for the keeper!

 

[bbcompent1]

Great recipe, easy to make, and its healthy which is the best of all.