Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Lemon, Mint, and Pecans
- 2 whole Medium Zucchini
- 4 whole Servings Uncooked Whole Wheat Spaghetti (check Your Package)
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 3 cloves Garlic, Peeled And Minced
- 1 whole Lemon
- 1 cup White Wine
- 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
- 1 cup Chopped Fresh Herbs (Half Mint, Half Basil Is My Preference), Divided
- 1/2 cups Toasted Chopped Pecans, Divided
- 1/2 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese, Divided
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- Preheat a large pot filled with salted water to boil for the pasta, and a large skillet to medium heat for the sauce.
- Meanwhile, scrape the zucchini into ribbons using a vegetable peelerscrape the skins too!
- When the water boils, add the spaghetti and set a timer for 2 minutes less than the box indicates.
- When the timer goes off, add the zucchini to the pasta during the last 2 minutes of cooking.
- Right before draining, reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water.
- Drain the pasta and zucchini.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce.
- To the hot pan, add the olive oil and garlic.
- Stir for 90 seconds until the garlic is fragrant but not browningturn the heat down if it starts to brown.
- When the garlic is fragrant, zest the lemon directly over the garlic.
- Stir for one more minute, and dump in the wine.
- Allow the wine to reduce by half, then add the cream and half the herbs.
- Stir for 1 minute, then add the pasta, zucchini, and half the pecans and half the Parmesan cheese.
- Squeeze in the juice of half the lemon.
- Cut the other half of the zested lemon into wedges for serving.
- Toss together for 1 whole minute using tongs or two spoons.
- Taste, and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with the remaining cheese, herbs, pecans, and lemon wedges.
- Enjoy!
zucchini, whole wheat spaghetti, olive oil, garlic, lemon, white wine, heavy cream, fresh herbs, pecans, parmesan cheese, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/whole-wheat-spaghetti-with-lemon-mint-and-pecans/ (may not work)