Cut the carrot, zucchini and yellow pepper into thin matchsticks.
KnifeCutting board
2
Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water (4¼ cups of water and a heaping teaspoon of salt for every 4 oz of pasta), following the package directions (taste about 2 minutes early), until al dente.
⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePot
💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.
3
Drain.
Colander
To assemble
4
Heat the olive oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic 3 minutes, until the onion softens.
⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
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Add the carrot and yellow pepper and fry 5 minutes.
⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
6
Add the zucchini and fry 3 minutes, until it turns golden.
⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
7
Add the paprika and stir.
8
Add the drained pasta and the parsley, season with salt and black pepper and toss well.
9
Serve immediately.
489calories
12 gprotein
64 gcarbs
19 gfat
● protein 10%● carbs 54%● fat 35%
Per serving (299 g), of 4 servings
For the Cooked pasta · To assemble ·
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Sweet paprika: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.3 g · 282 kcal per 100 g · More about Sweet paprika →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →
Parsley: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 3.8 g · 36 kcal per 100 g · More about Parsley →
🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Pot· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Colander· Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
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