Pasta con Seppioline e Zucchine alla Julienne (Zucchini and Calamari Pasta)

Description

Squid and zucchini is a typical pairing in Italian cuisine. Try this pasta dish and you’ll see why! [Recipes originally submitted to Allrecipes.it]

Ingredients

  • 21 ounces fresh orecchiette pasta
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ shallot, thinly sliced
  • 12 ounces small squid, cleaned and cut into strips
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 6 tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 zucchini, cut into long, thin strips
  • salt
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orecchiette in the boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite
  2. 3 to 6 minutes. Drain
  3. reserving 1 cup cooking water.
  4. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook shallot in the hot oil until soft
  5. about 5 minutes. Stir in squid; cook until coated with oil
  6. about 2 minutes. Pour in wine; simmer until reduced by half
  7. about 3 minutes.
  8. Stir tomatoes and zucchini into the saucepan; season with salt. Cook until softened slightly
  9. 5 to 8 minutes.
  10. Stir orecchiette into the saucepan. Cook until coated with tomato and zucchini mixture
  11. adding reserved cooking water a little at a time to make a moist sauce
  12. 2 to 3 minutes. Garnish with parsley and black pepper.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 4

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