Pasta alla Nerano

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V*
DF
GF
Serves
2
Cook Time
25-30 minutes

Very similar to my 4 ingredient courgette pasta but a bit more traditional. Famously Stanley Tucci's fave pasta dish. It's still a "healthier" (whatever that means) way of doing it as the courgettes are not deep fried. Just as tasty though.

Very similar to my 4 ingredient courgette pasta but a bit more traditional. Famously Stanley Tucci's fave pasta dish. It's still a "healthier" (whatever that means) way of doing it as the courgettes are not deep fried. Just as tasty though.

Ingredients

For the pasta alla nerano:
  1. Courgettes (zucchini) |2-3| sliced into 1.5 inch rounds
  2. Olive oil |Generous drizzle|
  3. Garlic cloves |3| minced
  4. Salt and pepper | |
  5. Dried spaghetti, tagliatelle, linguine or bucatini |250g|
  6. Provolone del Monaco cheese |40g| grated or plant based hard cheese for vegan
  7. OR
  8. Nutritional yeast |4 tbsp| instead of the cheese
  9. Basil leaves |Small handful| torn
  10. Extra virgin olive oil or herb oil | |

Ingredients

For the salad
Tofu
150g
Chickpeas
1 can (400g)
Green Lentils
100g
Spinach
150g
Almonds
2 tbsp
Tempeh
100g
Olive oil
1 tsp
Avocado
1
Chilli Flakes
Pinch

Method

Fry courgettes
  1. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat until hot
  2. Sprinkle salt in the oil evenly over the base of the pan
  3. Add the courgettes, cut side down for 6-8 minutes, turn over and repeat on the other side
  4. Aim for a medium heat and be patient so you get both a nice deep golden colour (almost charred) and so the courgette cooks the whole way through
Cook pasta
  1. When you turn the courgette to cook on the other side, begin cooking the pasta according to the packet instructions in a pan of generously salted water
  2. Drain, reserving 250ml pasta water
Combine
  1. Mash the courgettes with a masher or the back of a fork, add the garlic and cook out for a further few minutes until fragrant
  2. Add the cooked pasta and the pasta water, stirring and tossing to emulsify
  3. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese or nutritional yeast and basil
  4. Toss a final time, taste and season with salt and pepper if needed
  5. Divide among bowls, drizzle over a little extra virgin olive oil and scatter a little more parmesan or nutritional yeast

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