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Whole wheat pasta with zucchini and Parmesan

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 20 minutes, around $1.94 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

20mintotal
≈ $1.94a serving
426kcalper serving
16gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Whole wheat pasta with zucchini and Parmesan, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Bring the water to a boil

    Fill the saucepan with water, add the pinch of salt and bring to a boil over high heat.

  2. Cook the pasta

    Drop the 160 g of whole wheat pasta into the boiling water and let it simmer 10 to 11 min, stirring now and then. Prep the garlic and zucchini in the meantime.

  3. Chop the zucchini

    Wash the 250 g of zucchini and cut it into small dice or thin half-moons.

  4. Peel the garlic

    Peel the garlic clove and slice it thin.

  5. Sear the zucchini

    Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in the skillet, add the zucchini and brown it 5 min, stirring. Salt and pepper.

    Tip · Don't stir nonstop at first, let the zucchini color for a minute between stirs so it browns instead of releasing water.

  6. Add the garlic

    Add the sliced garlic to the zucchini and cook 1 min, stirring, without letting it brown.

  7. Drain the pasta

    Scoop out a small glass of pasta water, then drain the pasta in the colander.

  8. Toss and serve

    Tip the pasta into the skillet with the zucchini, add a little pasta water and half of the Parmesan, then toss 1 min off the heat. Serve with the rest of the Parmesan and some pepper.

    Tip · Add the pasta water a little at a time, the starch binds the Parmesan and makes the pasta silky.
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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 426 kcal. 53% comes from carbs, 15% from protein and 28% from fat.

57 gCarbs
16 gProtein
13 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy426 kcal
Protein15.8 g
Carbs56.9 g
of which sugars3.6 g
Fat13.3 g
of which saturated fat4.5 g
Fiber6.3 g
Salt0.5 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $1.94 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $3.88for 2 people
≈ $1.94a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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