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Garden Fresh Pasta Dinner

September 3, 2008 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 8 Comments

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Garden Fresh Pasta Dinner

Pasta plus veggies from the garden - simplest dinner ever!
Prep Time5 minutes minutes
Cook Time20 minutes minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 12 oz. box bowtie pasta
  • 3 tomatoes from the garden diced
  • 3 basil leaves chopped
  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2-3 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 zucchini sliced
  • 2 Tbsp butter melted

Instructions

  • Marinate diced tomatoes and basil in EVOO and garlic. Add a splash of vinegar to the marinade if you like!
  • Cook pasta as directed. Drain. Pour marinating tomatoes over pasta. Sprinkle cheese throughout. Let cheese melt. Serve warm or chilled.
  • Saute zucchini in melted butter. Serve with pasta!

DELICIOSO!

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Filed Under: Budget Friendly Recipes, Pasta Recipes Tagged With: zucchini

Comments

  1. The Happy Housewife says

    September 4, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    This sounds like a great dish to take to a potluck! Thanks for sharing!
    Toni

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  2. Martha A. says

    September 4, 2008 at 6:21 pm

    Yummy! That sounds so good! I was not able to grow basil this year.
    Just think how nice it would have been if you grew the zucchini too!
    i just posted on the Tapestries of the Heart blog on how to make your own Mozzarella cheese in case you are interested!

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  3. Anonymous says

    September 4, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    okay, that’s enough. can yyou please tell me what evoo is?!

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  4. $5 Dinner Mom says

    September 4, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    Extra Virgen Olive Oil!!!

    It’s Rachael Ray’s abbreviation!

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  5. WendyDarling says

    September 5, 2008 at 10:25 am

    This sounds wonderful!! 🙂 I can’t wait to try it. 🙂

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  6. Mary Ellen ~ Carolina Momma says

    September 9, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    Found you through The Grocery Cart Challenge. What a great recipe – delicious and simple!

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  7. Tammy says

    May 1, 2009 at 12:24 am

    Is that teaspoons or tablespoons of the EVOO?

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  8. Jen says

    May 13, 2009 at 7:40 am

    Tammy–
    A capital “T” is tablespoon. Small “t” is teaspoon.

    Hope that helps!

    Reply

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