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Fusilli pasta with zucchini, mint, and pine nuts

Fusilli with zucchini, mint and pine nuts

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Fusilli pasta sautéed with zucchini that has melted into the onions and garlic, a cream-based sauce with mint, parsley, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese.

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Recipe from Enzomartinelli, Quinlan83, Ilaria and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This simple and delicious recipe is perfect for a weeknight meal. The zucchini adds a touch of sweetness and freshness that pairs wonderfully with the walnuts and cream.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$6.77 $1.69 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.00
  • $0.21
  • $0.18
  • $1.63
  • $0.17
  • $0.57
  • $0.71
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Trim, wash, and dry the zucchini, then slice them thinly. ≈ 8 min
  2. Finely chop the onion and garlic, and sauté them in a small amount of oil. ≈ 8 min
  3. When you add the zucchini, season with salt, and gently simmer, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
  4. Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water.
  5. Add the chopped mint and parsley, pine nuts, cream, and cheese to the zucchini, and bring to a boil.
  6. Drain the pasta al dente, then transfer it to the frying pan and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
  7. Serve immediately, with extra grated cheese on top. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Fusilli with zucchini, mint and pine nuts

  • 350 g of fusilli$3.00
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 50 g of pine nuts$1.63
  • mint$0.17
  • parsley$0.57
  • 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil$0.71
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27

Total$6.77

that's $1.69 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 350 g of fusilli
  • 4 zucchini
  • 200 ml of cream
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 50 g of pine nuts
  • Grana Padano or Pecorino Romano cheese, grated
  • mint
  • parsley
  • 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

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