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Lemon Zucchini Spaghetti

10 MINPrep Time
20 MINCook Time
4Servings
by Giada De Laurentiis
Beginner
Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman
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In Italy, you'll often come across pastas with briney and salty aspects from a lot of pantry ingredients like anchovy paste and capers. Those flavors always take me back to Italy! I used them in my lemon zucchini spaghetti, and brightened it up even more with lemon, fresh herbs, aromatic ingredients like garlic and shallots, fresh zucchini... and cheese! The flavors all come together to become this really delicious pasta with a lot of flavor interest, and something about it just reminds me of summer in Italy. This lemon zucchini spaghetti would be so delicious paired with some grilled seafood - and a glass of prosecco!

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Lemon Zucchini Spaghetti

Category

Main Course

Servings

4

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Season it generously with salt. Add the sliced lemons and blanch for 30 seconds. Using tongs, remove the lemons to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Dry well.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the olive oil and heat another 30 seconds. Add the shallots and garlic to the pan and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon for about 2 minutes or until fragrant and beginning to brown slightly. Add the anchovy paste, capers, red pepper flakes and the blanched lemon slices. Cook for another 2 minutes stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon to ‘dissolve” the anchovy paste and brown the lemons. Add the zucchini and remaining salt. Cook on medium high for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Parts of the zucchini should turn deep brown while some parts remain al dente.
  3. Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook for 2 minutes less than package directions, about 8 minutes. Add 1/3cup pasta water to the zucchini pan and stir to deglaze. Use a pair of tongs to remove the pasta directly to the zucchini pan. Sprinkle the bare pasta with the parmesan cheese and toss well to coat the pasta with the zucchini sauce. Some of the zucchini should have gotten rather soft to help create a silky sauce. Add another 1/2 cup water if needed to maintain the sauce. Top the pasta with the herbs and feta cheese and serve.

Nutrition

Nutrition

Nutrition Serving Size
4
per serving
Calories
518
Amount/Serving % Daily Value
Carbs
57 grams
Protein
22 grams
Fat
24 grams
Saturated Fat
10 grams
Cholesterol
46 milligrams
Sodium
1869 milligrams
Fiber
5 grams
Sugar
10 grams
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5 comments

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    Charlotte Lovato - Jun 09

    I love how flavorful this dish was. It's very light and, is great for a late night supper. Thx Giada your recipes are the best.??

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    Margaux Lodge - Jun 09

    Simple and delicious! We made a few tweaks, and added in some grilled chicken, as well as some white wine, because everything tastes better with white wine in it! A VERY flavorful and simple dish, the goats cheese on top REALLY made the dish and it was creamy and fabulous! Our picky 6 yr old son even ate it! Love Giada's recipes! Mangia!!!

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    Gidget Snyder - Jun 09

    I really liked the combination and choice of ingredients. I'm an experienced home cook and had everything on hand. Once I put my mise en place together, the directions were incomplete without any information about the fresh dill, crumbled cheese and basil. It worked out okay. And the dish was delicious. But somebody ought to proof the recipe before they put it out there.

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    Cj Miller - Jun 09

    I made this Sunday nite. Only omitted anchovies paste as didn’t have it. This was a really good and flavorful dish, my husband loved it. Defiantly a keeper?

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    Stephanie Harrison - Jun 09

    I am making this tonight-just watched Giada and Jade and Shane in action! I will be adding some grilled shrimp. 5 star

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