Franco's Pasta with Zucchini and Potatoes

Franco's Pasta with Zucchini and Potatoes
Franco's Pasta with Zucchini and Potatoes
"No one wants to eat this kind of food in a restaurant," Franco Ricatti, owner of the Ristorante Bacco in Barletta, Puglia, told me, "but we make it all the time at home." As he described the following, one-pot preparation of pasta boiled with diced zucchini and potatoes, dressed with olive oil and grated Parmesan, I begged him to make it for me. Franco breaks the spaghetti into 2-inch pieces, but I don't bother. And he doesn't use any herbs — unusual behavior in Italy — but I like to add a little basil or parsley. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
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  • Served Person: Serves 4 to 6
Italian Pasta Potato Side Vegetarian Quick & Easy Zucchini Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • Carbohydrate 67 g(22%)
  • Cholesterol 39 mg(13%)
  • Fat 22 g(33%)
  • Fiber 4 g(16%)
  • Protein 32 g(64%)
  • Saturated Fat 10 g(52%)
  • Sodium 793 mg(33%)
  • Calories 593

Preparation In a 6-quart kettle bring 5 quarts water to a boil. Peel potato and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Add potato and salt to boiling water and boil 2 minutes. Add zucchini and pasta and boil until pasta is al dente. Drain pasta and vegetables in a colander, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid, and in a bowl toss pasta and vegetables with oil, basil or parsley, reserved cooking liquid, and Parmesan. Season with additional salt and pepper.

Preparation In a 6-quart kettle bring 5 quarts water to a boil. Peel potato and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Add potato and salt to boiling water and boil 2 minutes. Add zucchini and pasta and boil until pasta is al dente. Drain pasta and vegetables in a colander, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid, and in a bowl toss pasta and vegetables with oil, basil or parsley, reserved cooking liquid, and Parmesan. Season with additional salt and pepper.