An easy, delicious Syn Free One Pot Creamy Zucchini Pasta that the whole family will love.
One thing I have been enjoying lately is one pot pasta dishes. As much as I LOVE to cook, I really dislike washing up, so the less dishes I have at the end of a meal the better.
That's where one pot dishes like this Syn Free One Pot Creamy Zucchini Pasta come to the rescue. All cooked in one pan, makes it so easy to make and on the table in less than 30 minutes. Who doesn't love quick tasty meals like that?
Cooking this dish all in one pot, does something amazing to the sauce too, without the need for high synned ingredients. The starch that is released from the pasta, helps to thicken the sauce and coat the pasta beautifully for a silky creamy sauce that is so delicious.
If you have fussy kids in your household, you can try grating the zucchini really fine, I just chop it small and even my kids enjoyed this and my youngest is normally an avoider of anything green. So it was great to see them both digging in and clearing their plates.
Its important for me to be able to make meals we can all enjoy. I don't want to be have to make lots of different meals. It's one dish for all.
I use my Healthy Extra A for a serving which is what keeps this syn free. There are 4 in the whole recipe, but as it serves 4, it works out as only one Healthy Extra A for one serving.
So good, this One Pot Creamy Zucchini Pasta will now be a regular dish when I need dinner on the table quickly. Which is often with young kids and a sometimes busy schedule.
The zucchini and onion in this One Pot Creamy Zucchini Pasta is a good amount of speed, but just to ensure I have a ⅓ speed. I also served with some mixed baby greens. Which was perfect.
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Creamy, velvety and delicious - all thats left to do is dig and enjoy!!
Syn Free One Pot Creamy Zucchini Pasta
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Yield 4 servings
This recipe is vegetarian, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly
- Extra Easy - 1 HEa per serving
- Green - 1 HEa per serving
- WW Smart Points - 13
- Vegetarian - use an Italian style hard cheese which is vegetarian friendly
Ingredients
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 400g (14oz) of zucchini (courgette), quartered lengthways and then sliced.
- 320g (11.28oz) of pasta of choice
- 4 cup (960ml) of chicken or vegetable stock (broth)
- 8 laughing cow light - 2 HEa's
- 60g (2oz) of parmesan, grated - 2 HEa's
- Pinch of mixed herbs
- Salt and black pepper to season
- Spray oil
Instructions
- Spray a deep frying pan with spray oil over a medium high heat
- Add the onion and garlic and frying for 5 mins to soften.
- Add the zucchini, and mixed herbs and mix to coat.
- Add the pasta, stock and the laughing cow lights to the pan.
- Bring to a boil, stirring until the laughing cow melt into the sauce.
- Reduce heat and then simmer uncovered until sauce reduces down and thickens and pasta is cooked (approx 10 mins)
- Stir in the parmesan until melted and season with salt and black pepper
- Add a little more water just to loosen sauce if it goes too thick.
- Enjoy!!!
Notes
Healthy Extra A servings of cheese can vary from the UK to the USA, so adjust accordingly.
Nutritional information is an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only.
Ingredients can vary greatly from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information. Also double check syn values of sinned ingredients as different brands can vary.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 serving
Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
Calories 474 | ||
% Daily Value | ||
Total Fat 8.8 g | 14% | |
Saturated Fat 4.9 g | 25% | |
Cholesterol 21.9 mg | 7% | |
Sodium 713 mg | 30% | |
Total Carbohydrates 71.6 g | 24% | |
Dietary Fiber 1.9 g | 8% | |
Sugars 3.7 g | ||
Protein 22.1 g | 44% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
I made the one-pot cheese & zucchini pasta tonight and it was amazing! I added extra veg: tenderstem broccoli in with the zucchini and peas towards the end. Next time I'll try asparagus too. My husband went back for seconds: definitely a winner in our house! Thank you Siobhan!
Great recipe thank you! Easy to make. It made enough for two adults and two children with enough left over for me to take to work tomorrow! I will probably add sliced mushrooms next time. Thanks once again.
This is one of the loveliest recipes I've tried and I'd highly recommend it!
Super easy and super tasty recipe! Hubby loved it and will be a regular on our menu from now on!
Super easy and super tasty recipe. Hubby loved it too so will be a regular on our menu from now on!
One pot dishes like this are so handy for a weeknight meal. I am so glad you enjoyed this dish and thanks so much for taking the time to come back and comment. I'll be added lots more one-pot dishes like this.
Brilliant, easy and adaptable... I think I have made this 3 or 4 times now! Once with spinach stirred through near the end and once with a lemon pasta! Always great!
Great to hear this worked for different variations. Thanks for commenting.
Fabby dish, I added some spinach as I had it in the fridge. Perfect for zapping at work. Love it!
A beautiful meal had it for lunch easy to make so filling
Hi Amy - so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting.
Hey!! This is a great recipe and love cooking it. Is the laughing cow still a healthy extra A? I think they made updates to this in December were members can now have two a day. Would it be better to increase the paramesan or would it lose the creaminess?
Was absolutely gorgeous ! I added spinach and bacon that needed using up too !