# Hidden Veggie Green Pasta Sauce

A pasta sauce designed to hide vegetables, particularly zucchini, for picky eaters, resembling pesto.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 chopped zucchini
- 2 shallots
- 4 garlic cloves
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- black pepper
- 20 basil leaves
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 0.33 cup pasta water
- 0.75 cup shredded parmesan
- cooked pasta

## Instructions

1. Add chopped zucchini, shallots, garlic cloves, olive oil, salt, and black pepper to a baking sheet.
2. Bake at 400F for 35 minutes.
3. Add the baked mixture to a blender with basil leaves, heavy cream, pasta water, and shredded parmesan.
4. Add the sauce to cooked pasta and top with more parmesan.

## Equipment

- baking sheet
- pan
- blender

## Tips

- This recipe is good for picky eaters who dislike vegetables as the zucchini is hidden in the sauce.
- Can be topped with more parmesan.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7vD1OIor1l/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/47d18e66-6fb3-4f6d-b782-b0a14ccbd07c
- Extracted: 2026-06-09

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