{"id":9502,"date":"2019-05-01T21:29:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T21:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/?p=9502"},"modified":"2022-03-23T21:55:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T21:55:56","slug":"summer-squash-basil-pasta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/summer-squash-basil-pasta\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Squash and Basil Pasta"},"content":{"rendered":"Mmm, the smell of fresh basil!Basil can lighten up a dish anytime of the year, but it\u2019s especially refreshing in the summer. Exceptionally high in vitamin K and a good source of vitamin A, basil isn\u2019t just great for savory dishes but can also be used to dress up spritzers and lemonades on a warm day as well. Basil comes from the Greek word, basileus, or \u201cking\u201d. Paired with summer squash and tossed in pasta, it\u2019s clear basil rules this dish.Total Time 25 minutesIngredients2 pounds summer squash and zucchini8 garlic gloves, minced1\/4 cup olive oil1 tablespoon kosher salt1 teaspoon red pepper flakes12 ounces whole wheat rigatoni or penne1\/2 cup grated parmesan1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice1\/2 cup fresh basil leavesDirectionsHeat oil over medium in a large skillet and cook garlic until lightly browned.Add squash and increase heat to medium-high, season with salt.Cook until squash is soft, about 12-15 minutes, season with red pepper.Bring a large pot of water to boil and add pasta.Cook until noodles are soft, set aside \u00bd Cup pasta water, drain remaining.Combine pasta with squash in skillet and add pasta water.Cook for an additional 5 minutes and add parmesan gradually until pasta is coated.Toss in lemon juice, basil, and serve with additional parmesan cheese if desired.This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. Do not use the information from this article for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement, or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health care provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read in this article","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mmm, the smell of fresh basil! &nbsp; Basil can lighten up a dish anytime of the year, but it\u2019s especially refreshing in the summer. Exceptionally high in vitamin K and a good source of vitamin A, basil isn\u2019t just great for","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":9471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[672,6,7,184,36,247],"tags":[119,38,256],"class_list":["post-9502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-food-and-nutrition","category-health-and-diet","category-recipes-2","category-weight-loss","category-wellness-2","tag-diet","tag-food","tag-recipes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9502"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9526,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9502\/revisions\/9526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}