Annabel Karmel’s courgette spaghetti (the best I’ve tried!)

This courgette spaghetti from Annabel Karmel’s latest book, Busy Mum’s Cookbook is deliciously flavourful and you won’t feel like you’re missing out on carbs at all.

It’s a wonderful alternative to traditional spaghetti, full of vegetable and a delicious low carb meal.

I had great fun helping Annabel make this recipe, and although I’ve made courgetti with a spiraliser before, this is the tastiest dish recipe I’ve tried. See the recipe in action:

Here’s how to make this courgette spaghetti.

Ingredients

• 4 large courgettes
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2-3 garlic cloves crushed
• 250g (9 oz) cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 tbsp fresh green pesto
• 50g (2 oz) Parmesan cheese (or alternative vegetarian hard cheese), grated
• salt and black pepper

Instructions

1. Put the courgettes through a spiraliser to make long spaghetti-like strands.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add teh garlic and fry for a few seconds, then add the spiralised courgettes to the pan. Toss over a high heat for 2-3 minutes, until just softening, then remove and set aside on kitchen paper.
3. Return the frying pan to the heat, add the remaining olive oil, then fry the tomatoes for 2 minutes. Season, add the spiralised courgettes, pesto and grated Parmesan, toss until heated through and serve immediately.

And here’s the courgette spaghetti recipe for you to print out. Let me know if you try it!

Annabel Karmel's courgette spaghetti (the best I've tried!)

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 11 minutes

Servings: 4

Author: Emily Leary

A fantastic way to tempt fussy eaters with a veg packed, delicious plate of low-carb 'pasta'.

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Metric - Ounces

Ingredients

• 4 large courgettes
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2-3 garlic cloves crushed
• 250 g cherry tomatoes halved
• 2 tbsp fresh green pesto
• 50 g Parmesan cheese (or alternative vegetarian hard cheese) grated
• salt and black pepper

Instructions

• Put the courgettes through a spiraliser to make long spaghetti-like strands.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add teh garlic and fry for a few seconds, then add the spiralised courgettes to the pan. Toss over a high heat for 2-3 minutes, until just softening, then remove and set aside on kitchen paper.
• Return the frying pan to the heat, add the remaining olive oil, then fry the tomatoes for 2 minutes. Season, add the spiralised courgettes, pesto and grated Parmesan, toss until heated through and serve immediately.

* Note: nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.

Course: Pasta meals

Keywords: courgette, pasta, spaghetti

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For more delicious ways to use courgette, don’t miss my feature on courgette – four ways.

Recipe and photo reproduced with kind permission from Annabel Karmel / Ebury Publishing