Spaghetti with Courgette and Lemon

Name: Spaghetti with Courgette and Lemon
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 350g spaghetti; 3 courgettes, coarsely grated; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 lemon, zest and juice; 3 tbsp olive oil; 40g parmesan cheese, grated; 0.5 tsp dried chilli flakes; 5g fresh basil

Soft grated courgette melts into a lemony, garlicky sauce with plenty of parmesan.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.72 a head

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4 servings

Ingredients

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350 gspaghetti
3courgettescoarsely grated
2garlic clovessliced
1lemonzest and juice
3 tbspolive oil
40 gparmesan cheesegrated
½ tspdried chilli flakes
5 gfresh basil

Method

1
Boil the spaghetti in salted water for 9 to 10 minutes. Keep a mug of the water.
9 min 30 s
2
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium high heat. Cook the courgettes with the garlic and chilli for 6 minutes, stirring, until soft and golden.
6 min
3
Drain the pasta and add it to the courgettes with the lemon zest and juice and a splash of pasta water.
4
Toss for 1 minute, then stir through the parmesan.
5
Serve with torn basil and black pepper.

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