# Pasta With Pecorino-Zucchini Sauce and Basil

This pasta dish features a silky zucchini sauce combined with starchy pasta water, Pecorino cheese, and basil, creating a luxurious and savory, yet light, coating.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- bronze drawn pasta
- 1.5 cups water
- zucchini
- garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Pecorino cheese
- handful basil

## Instructions

1. Cook the pasta in salted water.
2. Save a cup and a half of the pasta water to use in the sauce.
3. Cut the zucchini on a diagonal into very thin strips.
4. Stack the zucchini strips and cut them crosswise into matchstick forms.
5. Drain the pasta.
6. Toast garlic cloves briefly in a couple tablespoons of oil until nice and brown and beginning to soften.
7. Take the garlic out of the pot.
8. Add the matchstick zucchini to the pot.
9. Cook the zucchini briefly for 10 to 12 minutes.
10. Take half of the cooked zucchini out and put it into a blender jar.
11. Add the toasted garlic cloves to the blender jar with the zucchini.
12. Pour half a cup of the saved pasta water into the blender jar.
13. Puree the zucchini mixture until it's nice and smooth.
14. Add the pureed zucchini sauce back to the pot with the remaining zucchini and toss well.
15. Add the cooked pasta back into the pot with the zucchini sauce.
16. Pour more of the pasta water into the pot.
17. Cook the pasta and sauce briefly over low heat.
18. Add a couple tablespoons of butter and a good amount of Pecorino cheese to the pasta.
19. Toss the pasta well to coat with the sauce, butter, and cheese.
20. Add a good handful of torn basil to the pasta.
21. Plate the pasta when it is very well coated.
22. Garnish with a little more grated fresh Pecorino and a drizzle of good olive oil.

## Equipment

- blender jar
- pot
- colander

## Tips

- Use bronze drawn pasta if you can find it for better sauce adherence.
- Adjust the amount of Pecorino cheese to your taste.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6kxm1cR/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b1ddf610-9653-428c-afc3-2aa1d6e4c51b
- Extracted: 2025-07-27

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