Paccheri with cream, sausage, and zucchini

To prepare the paccheri with cream, sausage, and zucchini, start by trimming the zucchini, then cut them in half 1, remove the seedy part of the pulp 2, and then cut them into cubes 3. Set them aside in a bowl.

In a pan, add the sausage, with the casing removed 4, break it up by crushing it with a wooden spoon and brown it for a few minutes until it is well golden 5. Place it in a bowl and set aside 6.

In the same pan, add a drizzle of oil 7, the chopped onion 8, and sauté over moderate heat for a few minutes, then add the zucchini 9.

Salt and pepper 10 and cook for 3 minutes. Add the cream 11 and cook for 2-3 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the paccheri al dente 12.

Drain the paccheri into the pan and finish cooking 13, adding pasta cooking water 14 as needed, to avoid drying out the sauce too much. Turn off the heat and add the sausage 15.

Add the Parmesan cheese 16 and the chopped parsley 17, toss and plate your paccheri with cream, sausage, and zucchini with chopped walnuts 18.