Courgette and Parmesan Pasta

Delicious Courgette and Parmesan Pasta - a simple quick pasta recipe with spiralized courgette.

Cheesy Courgette Pasta

Gotta love a quick pasta recipe you can throw together in minutes and that include some healthy vegetables for an easy lunch or dinner and this Courgette and Parmesan Pasta will not disappoint.

Doing an mix of both spiralized vegetables as well as pasta, make the meal feel more filling as it will bulk it out into a more nutrient dense meal.

Spiralizing Vegetables

If you struggle with adding enough vegetables to your plate, spiralizing your vegetables is a great way to make them more interesting. Carrot, squash, celeriac, courgette, swede are all great vegetables to spiral in place of some pasta or noodles in any dish.

You can get various different vegetable spiralizers, handheld for stick shaped vegetables and then counter top versions which will generally spiralize any shape of vegetable so the best option to go for if you the the space. They are much more sturdy too.

For the flavour, I took inspiration from my Delicious Carbonara using just some fresh garlic, and then a base sauce/coating using egg yolks, parmesan and good ole pasta water. Cheesy, garlicky, healthy goodness. 

Substitute for Parmesan

Don't like parmesan, then no worries, any melting cheese is perfectly find in this recipe. But for flavour I recommend something like a white cheddar.

If you prefer you could add a couple of tablespoons of light cream cheese instead. All equally delicious.

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Courgette and Parmesan Pasta

Yield: SERVES 2

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Delicious Courgette and Parmesan Pasta - a simple quick pasta recipe with spiralized courgette

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Ingredients

• 400g courgette (zucchini) - spiralized
• 120g of pasta (dry) - I used bucatini
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 30g of parmesan
• 1 egg yolk
• ⅓ cup of reserved pasta water
• sea salt and black pepper
• cooking oil spray
• chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Add the spiralized courgette to a sieve and place over a bowl. Add a pinch of sea salt and set aside while the pasta cooks (this will help draw out some of the liquid).
2. Cook pasta according to package directions (reserving a ⅓ of cup of pasta water, once cooked). Drain and set aside.
3. Rinse the courgette thoroughly under running water, and then pat dry with kitchen paper.
4. Spray a frying pan over a medium high heat with some cooking oil spray.
5. Add the crushed garlic and just sautéed for 1 minute to infuse the flavour.
6. Add in the spiralized courgette and a pinch of black pepper. Sautéed for 2 mins
7. Whisk the egg yolk with the parmesan and reserved pasta water.
8. Add the cooked pasta into the frying pan.
9. Add the egg parmesan mixture, remove from heat and toss to coat.
10. Season as needed and sprinkle with fresh parsley.
11. Enjoy!!

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Nutrition Information

Yield 2 Serving Size 1 SERVING
Amount Per Serving Calories 352Total Fat 7.8gSaturated Fat 3.7gCholesterol 103mgSodium 368mgCarbohydrates 55.7gFiber 2.9gSugar 3.5gProtein 15.7g

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