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Dan Churchill

Weeknight Pesto & Ricotta Spaghetti

Dan Churchill
PREP 5 MIN
COOK  10 MIN

New weeknight family favorite alert! Dan's spaghetti with a simple homemade pesto (and bonus zoodles) comes together in just a few minutes. Trust us, you'll be making this one on repeat.

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Number of servings
2
Ingredients

100g spaghetti, dried (or gluten free)

1 courgette (medium) spiralised into noodles

200g fresh ricotta

Pesto

1 tbs pine nuts

14 cup (30g) parmesan grated, reserve some for serving

1 garlic clove minced

12 bunch of fresh basil (150g bunch) leaves picked, reserve some for serving

18 tsp chilli flakes or more to taste

1 tbs vegetable stock

salt & pepper, to taste

Methodbased on 4 servings
1

Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. 

2

At the same time,  to make pesto, heat a non-stick frypan over low heat and toast pine nuts for 2-3 minutes or until just becoming golden and fragrant. Scatter over a plate to cool.

3

Add parmesan, garlic, basil leaves, chilli and cooled pine nuts to a blender. With the machine running, slowly add stock until mixture just comes together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

4

Add pasta to boiling water and cook according to packet instructions.

5

Once pasta is cooked, reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water and drain.

6

Return pasta to the pot and toss with courgette noodles to combine.

7

Add pesto and sufficient reserved pasta water to make a sauce and mix well.

8

Divide between bowls and top with ricotta, reserved parmesan and extra basil leaves to serve.

Nutritional Informationper serving

Energy (kJ)

1838 kJ / 439 cals

Protein

24.2 g

Fat

19.9 g

Sat. Fat

9.2 g

Carbs

37.7 g

Sugar

3.1 g

Fiber

2.9 g

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