This delicious Garlic Shrimp & Zucchini Pasta dish has flavors that taste incredible together. Garlic and shrimp is one but, also sweet grape tomatoes and zucchini with olive oil. Put it all together and you have a tasty, filling and healthy meal ready in about 20 minutes! You don’t need a bunch of ingredients either.
Oh, the garlic flavor in this dish is amazing! Much of my cooking is done with EVOO and garlic. Let’s just say that I follow the Mediterranean diet which, you’ll find a lot of here. So, if you like that, you’re in the right place! I especially love Italian cooking!
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There’s so much garlic in this shrimp and pasta dish, you may think you’re eating shrimp scampi pasta with zucchini and some tomatoes. It’s so good and you don’t have to feel guilty because this is a dish that fits well in the Mediterranean diet. Drink it with a glass of vino!
This pasta with zucchini dish is a complete meal-in-one and it’s ready in no time! This is a great dish to make with leftover grilled zucchini or shrimp! I love that it’s healthy too. Quick, easy, tasty and healthy!
You’re gonna love these flavors! This 7-ingredient meal (plus salt & pepper) is easy-to-make with ingredients you probably already have on hand. I keep good quality frozen shrimp in my freezer so that I can pull it out to make a quick meal. It comes in handy in a pinch.
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How to Make Garlic Shrimp & Zucchini Pasta
Ingredients:
- 8 oz penne, mostaccioli or ziti pasta
- 2 cups zucchini, sliced rounds 1/8″ thick
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/8 tsp dried parsley (optional)
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions:
- First, boil pasta according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet on med/high heat, add olive oil and garlic. Cook for 30 seconds. Add sliced zucchini, cover and cook for 10 minutes or until soft.
- Next, add shrimp and tomatoes to zucchini and cook another 3-4 min or until shrimp turns orange. Add salt, pepper and parsley.
- Then, add cooked and drained pasta to zucchini and shrimp. Stir until combined.
Garlic Shrimp and Zucchini Pasta is a 30 min meal worth adding to your dinner rotation. It’s so easy-to-make, flavorful and healthy! What a great way to use up your garden zucchini this summer!
You’d probably love this Shrimp Scampi Fettuccine! It’s quick and easy with just 7 ingredients!
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Garlic Shrimp & Zucchini Pasta
Ingredients
- 8 oz penne, mostaccioli or ziti pasta
- 2 cups zucchini, sliced in rounds 1/8" thick
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
- 1/2 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/8 tsp dried parsley
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
Instructions
- First, boil pasta according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet on med/high heat, add olive oil and garlic. Cook for 30 seconds. Add sliced zucchini, cover and cook for 10 minutes or until soft.
- Next, add shrimp and tomatoes to zucchini and cook another 3-4 minutes or until shrimp turns orange. Add salt, pepper and parsley.
- Then, add cooked and drained pasta to the skillet with zucchini and shrimp and stir until combined.
Nutrition
Glad you liked it and thanks for the five-star rating!
Delicious, both my husband and I loved it