It's been a pretty zucchini-light year. Between the squirrels, chipmunks, and heavy summer rains, I've barely had more than 5 from the garden. I suppose it's better than having excess and pawning them off on complete strangers. I have this friend named Martin (he's the one that I made the wedding cake for), and he loves to give flowers to strangers on the street. The morning after his wedding, we were brunching at Upper Crust Bakery, and someone brought all of the extra sunflowers from the wedding to brunch. Martin skipped around the streets of Chico handing them out to strangers. I always imagine the enthusiasm with which people receive Martin's free flowers will be in the faces of the people I try to surprise gift zucchini. However, it never happens. I'm not sure why. I would eagerly accept produce from your garden on the street. Does that make me weird? Wait--don't answer that.
Luckily, I don't have to pawn off any vegetables this year. The few precious zucchini that I have are staying close to my heart. And by heart, I mean frying pan.
I tucked them into the same cornmeal crust I used for my fried pickles on this amazing Pimento Grilled Cheese, and then piled them on top of buttery, cheesy pasta. Take it in, sistah!
This is your new summertime date night meal! One time, I grated a small clove of raw garlic into the pasta right before serving. Epic shit. But also: epic garlic breath. Not so date night friendly. Or is it the perfect way to find out if your date is a foodie?
A quick and easy weeknight pasta dinner for two.Dinner for Two: Fried Zucchini Pasta
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 786Total Fat: 59gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 44gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 431mgCarbohydrates: 53gFiber: 4gSugar: 3gProtein: 13g
Maryea | Happy healthy mama says
You say date night, I say perfect weeknight meal. :) Love this.
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
I would be more than happy to take veggies from someone's garden! Though I'd definitely hold on tight to my zucchini if I didn't have many either.
Megan {Country Cleaver} says
I haven't had any zucchinis yet this summer - GASP! - I know!! I need to bake with them, and fry them for this pasta!! Heavenly
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says
Girl are you for real? Fried zucchini on top of my dang on pasta? I need this in my life right now! Its amazing girl.
Kathryn says
So long as you both eat the raw garlic, I think that's perfectly date night friendly ;)
Annie @MAebells says
Yum!! This looks fantastic! We have had a lot of squash this year, I am running out of ideas! I can't wait to try this!
Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
Totally giggling at the idea of you skipping through STL with a basket of zucchini. I would love to receive a bunch!
Michelle @ Healthy Recipe Ecstasy says
This looks glorious. I love zucchini in my pasta. I think the raw garlic is fine as long as your both eat it. Although my hubbie is not a big veggie pasta guy so this might be a solo date night meal for me. It's ok, I think I can manage at least 2 plates of this myself :)
Abby @ The Frosted Vegan says
I love the looks of this, but I came to tell you that I adore your writing in this post! I like that it's short and sweet, tells a story, and makes me feel like I want to pass our zucchini with you : )
Liz @ Floating Kitchen says
This pasta looks FAB. Can't wait to try it. Oh and I love that your friend gives out free flowers. That must really make someones day. So sweet!