Zucchini and Mentsuyu Butter Spaghetti

This is an easy spaghetti dish flavored with mentsuyu and butter. Simply sauté the vegetables, then mix everything together off the heat for a no-fail meal.
The origin of this recipe: I came up with this easy spaghetti for a weekend lunch using ingredients I had at home.
Note: I updated the recipe to add tuna in step 4! Apologies to those who have already printed it out.
Zucchini and Mentsuyu Butter Spaghetti
This is an easy spaghetti dish flavored with mentsuyu and butter. Simply sauté the vegetables, then mix everything together off the heat for a no-fail meal.
The origin of this recipe: I came up with this easy spaghetti for a weekend lunch using ingredients I had at home.
Note: I updated the recipe to add tuna in step 4! Apologies to those who have already printed it out.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Cut the zucchini into sticks, and thinly slice the bell pepper and onion.
- 2
Bring a large pot of water to a boil (not included in ingredient list), add salt, and cook the spaghetti to your desired firmness.
- 3
Heat olive oil in a frying pan over high heat. Add the zucchini, onion, and bell pepper, and sauté until lightly colored, then turn off the heat.
- 4
Add 1 tablespoon of the pasta cooking water, mentsuyu, garlic powder, butter, and tuna to the pan and mix lightly.
- 5
Add the cooked spaghetti to the pan and mix well.
- 6
Serve the spaghetti on plates and sprinkle with black pepper to finish.
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