Daily Archives: July 3, 2009

Chicken with Pesto Zucchini and Noodles

Last Saturday, we went to the farmer’s market and several of the vendors had started to bring in varieties of summer squash. One, in particular, had an interesting zucchini variety I hadn’t tried: 8-ball Zucchini. They’re cute, shaped like their namesake, and for the first fresh zucchini of the season, looked quite delicious.

For a fast, easy and just about foolproof way to make a great sidedish out of zucchini, pouring some boiling water over thin strips of zucchini for a minute, draining it and then tossing it with butter, cheese and pepper is hard to beat. The zucchini comes out beautifully green, perfectly al dente, and supremely tasty. This is definitely one method that’s going in my standard rotation.

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