This Pasta with Tomatoes, Zucchini, and Pesto is one of my go-to quick meals. I love the punchy flavor the pesto brings to the dish. In this recipe I use bocconcini which are small mozzarella cheese balls. If you can’t find bocconcini, you can substitute with a normal mozzarella ball, torn into bite sized chunks.
To make this pasta dish, I start by cooking up some fettuccine and corn. Then I mix up tomatoes with pesto, zucchini and bocconcini cheese. I mix these together with the cooked pasta and sprinkle fresh basil on top for a pasta dish which is fresh and full of Italian flavor.
To make my Pasta with Tomatoes, Zucchini, and Pesto, you will need the following ingredients:
Follow the package instructions to cook the pasta. Add the corn for the last two minutes of cooking time. Drain the pasta and return to the pot. Reserve ¾ cup of cooking water.
Using a box grater, grate the zucchini. Turn occasionally to grate the outside of the vegetable and discard the soft core in the middle.
Mix the tomatoes, olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the pesto together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Add the zucchini and bocconcini cheese and stir well.
Mix the pasta with the remaining pesto and ¼ cup of the reserved pasta water. If it seems too dry, add some more water until you reach the desired consistency.
Stir through the tomato-zucchini mixture.
Sprinkle some torn fresh basil leaves to garnish.
This Pasta with Tomatoes, Zucchini, and Pesto dish is full of Mediterranean flavor. Try it out soon and come back to leave a review below. Don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes in your own pasta posts!
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