This summer vegetable spaghetti dinner is the perfect way to use up all those summer veggies! The base is spaghetti, zucchini, summer squash, corn and tomatoes and it's all topped with a garlic lemon sauce, fresh basil and creamy burrata. Try my lobster scampi with cheese tortellini for your next pasta fix.

If you ask me, there's nothing worse than a heavy meal on a hot day.

I'm talking something like a giant bowl of chicken fettuccine alfredo with its thick, filling sauce on a day where you think your skin is going to catch fire if you even consider going into the sun. I can't handle it.

Pasta isn't something that I usually crave, but when I do it is an intense craving. That happened recently, on one of our ridiculously hot and humid days this summer.

We had a few options of pasta in the house, but I wanted to do the bare pasta minimum to satisfy my craving – queue the thin spaghetti.

This recipe is a great way to use up extra veggies

I also wanted to use up some (if not all) of the vegetables we had lying around the house. Zucchini, summer squash, and tomatoes were all looking for their purpose in life, and I helped them fulfill their dinner destiny.

And I must say, I nailed it.

Why summer vegetable spaghetti is so, so good

This light, savory dinner dish is:

vegetarian
easily made vegan (by using vegan butter and omitting the burrata)
low calorie (as far as dinners go)
packed with vitamin C and calcium (thanks to that burrata)

Originally, I was going to add freshly grated Parmesan cheese to this, and then I spotted the container of burrata in the fridge and instantly knew it would be a better addition.

I have to admit, I'm totally channeling my inner Lauren from Hunger Thirst Play with this recipe – I didn't even realize it until I was on her site looking for something else and I came across her late summer veggie pesto pasta.

Definitely two different dishes, but they have a similar vibe. Late summer bleeding into fall seems to give everything that warm glow.

She's basically the queen of buratta – just peruse her recipe archives if you don't believe me.

Don't forget the fresh basil

And we can't forget the fresh basil. There's nothing like fresh basil. The aroma, the taste, and it adds the perfect amount of bright green color to this dish. It goes perfectly with the light garlic lemon sauce that coats the pasta.

… annnnnnd now I'm hungry. I'm gonna go make more – who wants some?

Summer Vegetable Spaghetti

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

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Ingredients

8 ounces spaghetti, uncooked
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided
2 ears corn, about 1 1/2 cups kernels
1 pint assorted cherry tomatoes, each sliced in half
1 zucchini, sliced in half lengthwise and then into half moons
1 summer squash, sliced in half lengthwise and then into half moons
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 1 lemon + zest, about 1 ounce juice
Salt and pepper, to taste
10 leaves basil
2 4- ounce balls burrata cheese, halved

Instructions

In a large pot full of salted water, cook spaghetti according to package instructions. Drain and toss with 1 teaspoon olive oil, and set aside.
8 ounces spaghetti
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon olive oil
In a large pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. Add corn, tomatoes, zucchini, squash and heat until everything is slightly browned (about 5-7 minutes), tomatoes are blistered, and zucchini and squash are tender. Salt and pepper to taste, and remove from heat.
2 ears corn
1 pint assorted cherry tomatoes
1 zucchini
1 summer squash
Salt and pepper
In the pot you used for cooking the spaghetti, add butter and garlic over medium heat. Cook for 1-2 minutes, or until garlic is fragrant. Add lemon juice and zest, and stir to combine.
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2-3 cloves garlic
Juice of 1 lemon + zest
Add cooked spaghetti and vegetables and gently stir to thoroughly combine. Turn off heat, and salt and pepper to taste. Add basil leaves and stir again to combine.
10 leaves basil
Divide between 4 serving bowls and top each with 1/2 ball of burrata. Serve immediately and enjoy!
2 4- ounce balls burrata cheese

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Comments

Katie

Oh Leslie! I’m in love with this Spaghetti! I love to make recipes include vegetables, I have a kitchen master mandoline slicer so it’s easier to cut all the veggies. Thank you for this grate recipe!

- Leslie Kiszka
  
  I’m so glad you like it!
  
lauren

Screw dinner, I’m making this for lunch. This is a bowl of literally ALLLL my favorite things. Extra burrata for me ok? Thanks.

- Leslie Kiszka
  
  I suppooooooooooooooose you can have extra burrata.