🍽️
Food/Recipe
Paccheri with Zucchini Flower and Saffron
Prep20 mins
Cook25 mins
Total45 mins
🌍 Italian🍽️ Main Course👥 4 servings
Ingredients
- 🍝 Paccheri pasta – 1 pound
- 🌼 Zucchini flowers – 12, cleaned
- 🌱 Zucchini – 2 medium, diced
- 🧅 Onion – 1 small, chopped
- 🧄 Garlic – 2 cloves, minced
- 🥛 Cream – 1/2 cup
- 🧀 Parmesan cheese – 1/4 cup, grated
- threads Saffron threads – pinch
- 🌿 Fresh basil – for garnish
- 🫒 Olive oil
- 🧂 Salt and pepper
Instructions
- 💧 Cook paccheri pasta according to package directions.
- 🔥 Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil until softened. Add zucchini and cook until tender.
- 🌼 Gently stir in zucchini flowers and saffron threads. Cook until flowers wilt.
- 🥛 Add cream and parmesan cheese; simmer until sauce thickens slightly. Season with salt and pepper.
- 🍝 Toss cooked pasta with sauce. Garnish with fresh basil and serve immediately.