Sun-Dried Tomato Zucchini Pasta

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This easy zucchini pasta  is an easy paleo friendly meal, that you can make ahead of time. The longer you saute the pasta, and evaporate the water released from the zucchini, the creamier and less watery the pasta will become. (The blended pine nuts in the sun dried tomato pesto, will make the pasta sauce feel and taste creamy) That makes this dish great for reheating later, especially if you under-cook the pasta a bit.

I used a Kuhn Rikon Julienne Peeler to create the noodles. It’s only $18.94 on amazon, and it’s really easy to use. Use a fork to hold the zucchini, since the peeler is crazy sharp. If you don’t want to make a ton of zucchini noodles, and they will cook down giving you less volume as well, consider turning this into a side dish. My husband and I baked some chicken to go with this and ate it with the leftover pesto. We enjoyed it so much we had the same thing the next night!


Sun-Dried Tomato Zucchini Pasta

Prep time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 8-15 minutes
Total time: 1 hour
Serving Size: 2

Ingredients

  • 5 zucchinis
  • 3 tbsp sun dried tomato pesto
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 cup of halved sugar plum tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
  • (optional) fresh ground black pepper (3 grinds)

Cooking Directions

  1. Julienne zucchini, into zucchini noodles. Then add olive oil to a pan, and start sauteing zucchini.
  2. To the pan, add sun dried tomato pesto, sea salt, and halved sugar plum tomatoes.
  3. Cook down liquid/sauce for 8-15 minutes or until sauce is desired thickness.
  4. Plate, and serve. (optional) grind some fresh ground black pepper over top of pasta.

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