Food Network Magazine - (06)June 2020

Did You Know?

Orecchiette, a small

oval-shaped pasta, means

“little ears” in Italian.

Pasta

Night

KIDS

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MEAL

Who’s making dinner?

This recipe is easy enough

for any young cook!

Kosher salt

2 heaping cups orecchiette

(about half of a 16-ounce box)

5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil,

plus more for drizzling

3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

3 summer squash (yellow squash

and/or zucchini), trimmed, halved

lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise

½ cup grated parmesan cheese

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
   Add the pasta and cook as the label directs
   for al dente. Ladle 1½ cups cooking water
   into a liquid measuring cup and set aside,
   then drain the pasta in a colander.


2. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and garlic
   together in a large pot or dutch oven
   over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring,
   until the garlic is browned, 1 to 2 minutes.
   Add the squash and ½ teaspoon salt.
   Reduce the heat to medium, cover and
   cook, stirring occasionally, until the squash
   is very tender and starting to break down,
   6 to 8 minutes.


3. Add ¾ cup of the reserved cooking
   water to the squash and bring to a simmer.
   Cook, stirring and breaking up the squash
   with a wooden spoon, until the sauce is
   slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Add
   the pasta and toss until well coated.
   Add more cooking water to loosen,
   as needed. Season with salt.


4. Divide the pasta among bowls.
   Drizzle with more olive oil and sprinkle
   with the parmesan.

ORECCHIETTE WITH

SUMMER SQUASH

ACTIVE: 25 minl TOTAL: 25 min l SERVES: 4

TIP

Timing is important when you’re

making pasta. Start cooking

the garlic and squash as soon as you

add the pasta to the boiling water

so that everything is ready at once.

74 FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE ●JUNE 2020

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cooking

PHOTO: RALPH SMITH; FOOD STYLING: BARRETT WASHBURNE; PROP STYLING: SARAH SMART.

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