Summer Pasta
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living- Chef James Lewis
Serves 6 peopleCategories: Pasta- Pasta Sauce- Pizza
Ingredients
- 2 medium-size yellow squash (about 1 lb.), divided
- 2 medium zucchini (about 1 lb.), divided
- 2 medium carrots, divided
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3/4 cup vegetable broth, divided
- 5 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
- 1 tsp. salt, divided
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil, divided
- 1 (4 oz.) pkg. prosciutto, torn into strips
- 2 (8.8 oz.) pkg. pappardelle pasta
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1/2 (8 oz.) container mascarpone cheese
- 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
- Cut I squash, 1 zucchini, and 1 carrot into 1/4-inch thick slices. Place in a Dutch oven; add onion, garlic, 1/2 cup vegetable broth, 3 Tbsp. olive oil, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Cover and cook over
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medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, 20 to 30 minutes or until vegetables are very tender. Stir in 1/4 cup basil; cool 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, sauté prosciutto in a lightly greased large nonstick skillet over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes or until browned and crisp; remove from heat. Wipe skillet clean.
- Cook pasta in Dutch oven according to package directions; drain, reserving 1 cup hot pasta water. Return hot cooked pasta to Dutch oven.
- Cut remaining squash, zucchini, and carrot lengthwise into very thin, ribbon-like strips using a mandolin or Y-shaped vegetable peeler. Stack ribbons, and cut in half lengthwise.
- Melt butter with 1 Tbsp. olive oil in skillet over medium heat; add vegetable ribbons, green onions, and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt, and sauté 5 minutes or just until tender. Transfer to a plate, and cover.
- Cool squash mixture, mascarpone cheese, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 3 to 4 minutes of just until sauce is hot and cheese is melted.
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Pour sauce over pasta; toss to coat, adding desired amount of reserved hot pasta water to thin sauce, if necessary. Top with vegetable ribbons, prociutto, and remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup basil. Drizzle with remaining 1 Tbsp. olive oil.