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Quick & Easy Creamy Tomato Zucchini Penne
Delicious pasta cooked in a tomato mushroom cream sauce with zucchinis and onions! This quick and easy creamy tomato zucchini penne is ready in 20 minutes with minimal ingredients! A great pasta dish for those busy weeknights.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 165 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 lb pasta penne, fusilli, or rotini
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1.5 cups cream of mushroom soup canned
- 2 small zucchinis thinly sliced into ¼-inch thick pieces
- 1 small onion diced
- ¼ cup Italian parsley chopped
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon salt to season pasta water
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot filled with enough water, add 1 tablespoon salt. Boil pasta according to package instructions. Reserve ¼ cup of the starchy pasta water and set aside. Strain pasta.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan on medium heat. Sauté onions until softened. Then add in sliced zucchinis and cook until tender and slightly browned on the edges.
- Add marinara sauce, mushroom soup and reserved pasta water to the pan and mix well. Bring sauce to a boil on medium-high heat and then reduce to a simmer on low heat.
- Toss in the chopped parsley.
- Shut off the heat. Toss in strained pasta with the sauce. Remove off heat. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Garnish with more parsley and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
165kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
3558mg
(148%)
Potassium
1028mg
(29%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
1468IU
(29%)
Vitamin C
34mg
(38%)
Calcium
57mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 165
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 165kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 3558mg | 148% |
| Potassium | 1028mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 1468IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 34mg | 38% |
| Calcium | 57mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.