# @cooking_with_rocco on Instagram - **Type:** Video - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIBnDTLRcJJ - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33771497-cooking-with-rocco-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/10b29d06a8.jpg - **Posted:** 2025-04-04T12:54:08.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Rocco Gizzo | 🍝 Italian Cuisine (@cooking_with_rocco) — https://gondola.cc/cooking_with_rocco ## Caption 🐰Lent Ep. 5: Pasta alla Nerano | Spring is here, and this Zucchini Pasta is the perfect pasta dish. I mean c’mon, who wouldn’t like some fried Zucchini in their pasta 🤷🏻‍♂️ 3/4 to 1 lb spaghetti 2 large zucchini, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, smashed Handful of fresh basil, torn Olive Oil (I used getgraza Frizzle) Parmigiano Reggiano Pour about 1/2 inch to 1 inch of oil in a skillet. Heat over medium-high heat, and once hot, add the sliced zucchini. Fry the zucchini in batches until the edges are slightly crispy. Then set aside on a a paper towel lined plate and season with salt (save that oil) Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, then add your pasta and cook according to package instructions. While the pasta cooks, add a few tablespoons of the zucchini oil to another skillet, along with the fried zucchini and the torn basil. Cook over medium heat to warm up. Then pour a ladle of pasta water into the skillet. Once the pasta is 3 minutes from al dente, transfer it directly to the skillet with the zucchini. Cook, tossing and adding more pasta water as needed, until the sauce is emulsified and creamy. Finally, drizzle with a little EVOO, and a generous amount of freshly grated parm, and continue to toss. Then remove from the heat, plate, and top with more parm! #zucchinipasta #homemadepasta #italianfood #italiancooking #easyitalianrecipes #pastarecipe ## Stats - **Views:** 7,721 - **Likes:** 612 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 82 ## Tags homemadepasta, zucchinipasta, pastarecipe, italiancooking, easyitalianrecipes, italianfood --- Copyright (c) Gondola