Fettuccine with squash and cauliflower is a delicious and healthy dish that is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal. This dish is packed with flavor and nutrients, making it a great choice for those looking for a healthier alternative to traditional pasta dishes. Made with fresh vegetables, creamy sauce, and tender fettuccine, this recipe is sure to be a hit at your next dinner party.
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SPAGHETTI WITH ZUCCHINI AND SQUASH
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Time 20m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil; season well with salt. Add the pasta and stir to prevent sticking.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil, pepper flakes, garlic, shallots and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Add the zucchini and yellow squash and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Toss well to coat in the flavors and cook another 3 minutes.
- Using a pair of tongs, check the pasta. If it is just under al dente, it is ready to transfer. Using the tongs or a pasta fork, transfer the pasta from the water directly to the skillet with the squash and toss well to coat. Add the lemon zest and juice and 1/2 cup of the pasta water and toss well. Sprinkle with the arugula and toss to wilt slightly. Finish with the ricotta salata and a drizzle of olive oil before serving.
FETTUCCINE WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH ALFREDO SAUCE
Creamy Alfredo sauce prepared with the smooth flavor of butternut squash. Perfect fall twist on your favorite fettuccine dish.
Provided by MooShell
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash Winter Squash Butternut Squash
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
- While pasta cooks, combine cream cheese, butternut squash, butter, milk, garlic, and nutmeg in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until all ingredients are blended. Stir in Parmesan cheese and mix until smooth.
- Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Saute zucchini, yellow squash, and mushrooms until tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Drain pasta, toss with vegetables on a large serving platter, and pour Alfredo sauce over top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 556.2 calories, Carbohydrate 47.3 g, Cholesterol 91.2 mg, Fat 35.1 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 20.3 g, Sodium 371.8 mg, Sugar 4 g
PASTA WITH CAULIFLOWER
This dish is derived from a Marcella Hazan recipe. It's dead simple, and the cauliflower can be precooked a day ahead or so. Or, the whole thing can be made at once: cook the cauliflower in water, scoop it out and then, later, cook the pasta in the same water. It's already boiling, and you want the taste of the cauliflower anyway, so why not? The cauliflower gets cooked more, in a skillet with toasted garlic, so don't boil it to death, although you do want it to be tender. And in the original Minimalist recipe, from 2000, bread crumbs were added to the skillet along with the cauliflower, but since some pasta water is usually added to the skillet to keep the mixture saucy, the bread crumbs become soggy. Better, then, to stir the bread crumbs in at the very end. They should be very coarse and ideally homemade, and if they're toasted in olive oil in a separate skillet before you toss them in, so much the better.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, easy, main course
Time 40m
Yield 3 or 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Trim the cauliflower and divide it into florets. Add about a tablespoon of salt to the water and boil cauliflower until it is tender but not mushy. Using a slotted spoon or strainer, remove the cauliflower and set it aside. When it is cool enough to handle, chop it roughly into small pieces.
- Meanwhile, in a large deep skillet over medium-low heat, sauté garlic in olive oil, stirring occasionally, until garlic is golden. Start cooking pasta in same pot and same water as was used for the cauliflower.
- When the garlic is ready, add the cauliflower to skillet and turn heat to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally. When pasta is just about done - it should be 2 or 3 minutes short of the way you like it - drain it, reserving about a cup of cooking liquid.
- Add pasta to skillet containing the cauliflower, and toss with a large spoon until they are well combined. Add salt and pepper to taste, along with just enough pasta water to keep the mixture moist but not soupy. When the mixture is hot and the pasta is tender and nicely glazed, mix in the bread crumbs.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 686, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 112 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 678 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams
FETTUCCINE WITH SUMMER SQUASH AND ROSEMARY BUTTER
Categories Pasta Vegetable Quick & Easy Dinner Rosemary Summer Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Serves 4 as a main course
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Fill a 6-quart pasta pot three fourths full with salted water and bring to a boil for pasta.
- Trim vegetables and cut into 1 1/2 x 1/4-inch sticks. In a deep 12-inch heavy skillet melt butter over moderate heat and cook vegetables with salt and pepper to taste, stirring gently, 2 minutes. Add rosemary and cook, stirring gently, until vegetables are just tender, about 2 minutes more. Remove skillet from heat.
- Cook pasta in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until al dente and ladle out and reserve 1 cup pasta water. Drain pasta in a colander and add to sauce with 1/4 cup reserved pasta water and salt and pepper to taste. Heat mixture over low heat, gently tossing (and adding more pasta water as needed if mixture becomes dry), until just heated through.
- Serve pasta with Parmigiano-Reggiano.
FETTUCCINE WITH SQUASH AND CAULIFLOWER
Make and share this Fettuccine With Squash and Cauliflower recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pour the olive oil into a big skillet, and set over med-high heat.
- Scatter in the sliced garlic, and let it start sizzling.
- Stir in the onion slices, and cook for a couple of minutes, to wilt.
- Spill in all the cut squash and cauliflower pieces, scatter the capers, salt, and red pepper flakes on top, and with tongs, toss all together for a minute or so.
- Pour a cup of water into the skillet, cover tightly, and steam the vegetables for 2-3 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes along with a cup of water sloshed in the tomato cans.
- Stir well and cover; when the tomato juices are boiling, adjust the heat to keep them bubbling gently.
- Cook covered for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- When the vegetables are softened, uncover and continue cooking to reduce the pan juices to a good consistency for dressing the pasta, about 5 minutes.
- Adjust the seasoning to taste, and keep at a low simmer.
- While the sauce is cooking, heat salted pasta-cooking water to a rolling boil.
- Drop in the fettuccine and cook until barely al dente.
- Lift them from the water, drain for a moment, then drop onto the simmering vegetables.
- Toss and cook all together for a couple of minutes over medium heat.
- Moisten the dish with pasta water if it seems dry; cook rapidly to reduce the juices if they're splashing in the skillet.
- When the pasta is perfectly cooked and robed with sauce, turn off the heat.
- Sprinkle over it the grated cheese, toss into the pasta and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 441.6, Fat 20.2, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 55.3, Sodium 600.2, Carbohydrate 56.6, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 4.7, Protein 11.2
Tips:
- To save time, you can use pre-cut butternut squash and cauliflower florets.
- If you don't have heavy cream, you can substitute milk or half-and-half.
- To make the dish vegan, omit the Parmesan cheese and use vegan butter.
- To add a bit of spice, you can add a pinch of red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper.
- For a more flavorful dish, you can use roasted butternut squash and cauliflower.
Conclusion:
This fettuccine with squash and cauliflower is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The combination of roasted butternut squash, cauliflower, and creamy sauce is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and flavorful pasta dish, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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