Zucchini and Tuna Pappardelle
photo by IngridH
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 3⁄4 lb dried pappardelle pasta
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 shallots, thinly sliced or 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
- 1⁄2 cup chicken broth or 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 2⁄3 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained
- 1 lb zucchini, about 3
- 1⁄4 cup chopped chives (optional)
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- additional salt and pepper, to taste
directions
- Cook pasta in salted water until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Using a vegetable peeler, slice the zucchini into ribbons and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots or onions, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper and saute until golden, about 5 minutes.
- Add wine and cook until it is almost all evaporated, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the broth and cook 2 to 3 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium, add the cream and simmer until just thickened., 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the peas and cook 1 minute.
- Add the 1/2 cup cheese and the tuna and cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Drain the pasta, reserving a few tablespoons of the cooking water, and add the pasta and reserved cooking water to the skillet.
- Add the zucchini, 3 tbl chives, and lemon juice, and toss gently. Correct seasonings.
- Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with remaining chives and 2 tbl parmesan.
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Reviews
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Although I took your advice and thought roadmap, I did actually stick largely to recipe, my only ' changes ' were to use penne, since I didn't have pappardelle (but another time I would rather use the pappardelle, I think it would complement this dish very well), and chicken rather than tuna, simply because I'm not very fond of tuna, and even the smell is a bit off-putting. I think tuna would be excellent in this though, it would really lend itself to blend with the other ingredients and flavours. I loved the use of zucchini ribbons, and all in all, we really enjoyed this easily prepared dish, rich and tasty, an excellent pasta dinner. Thanks duonyte, made for PRMR tag game
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I really enjoyed this! The only changes I made were to add two cloves of minced garlic along with the shallots; and to use nonfat condensed milk instead of cream. It turned out beautifully, and we enjoyed every bite. I really loved the fact that the texture of the zucchini ribbons was so similar to the pasta strands; it made me feel like I was eating far more pasta than I really was. Since I had fettuccine noodles instead of pappardelle, I used a julienne cutter to match the thinner shape instead of just a vegetable peeler. I used canned tuna, as written, but would also love to try this with salmon- possibly even smoked salmon. Overall, a great recipe, and I'm very glad to have tried it!
Tweaks
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I really enjoyed this! The only changes I made were to add two cloves of minced garlic along with the shallots; and to use nonfat condensed milk instead of cream. It turned out beautifully, and we enjoyed every bite. I really loved the fact that the texture of the zucchini ribbons was so similar to the pasta strands; it made me feel like I was eating far more pasta than I really was. Since I had fettuccine noodles instead of pappardelle, I used a julienne cutter to match the thinner shape instead of just a vegetable peeler. I used canned tuna, as written, but would also love to try this with salmon- possibly even smoked salmon. Overall, a great recipe, and I'm very glad to have tried it!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
duonyte
United States
My screen name is a diminutive in Lithuanian for bread, so you won't be suprised to learn that I love to bake bread. In recent years I have been baking a lot of sourdough breads and have several starters sitting in my refrigerator. But I like to cook a lot of other things, as well, especially from various cultures. The cat wishes I would concentrate on meat and fish... I joined a few years ago but started posting recipes and participating in forums just recently - I wish I had done so earlier. Recipezaar is a great community! Right now I am a co-host for the Breads and Baking and the Eastern Europe forums - I hope to see you there!