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Spaghetti with courgette, prawns & pea pesto

7
Points® value
Total Time
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Moderate
This dish, with its clever pasta/courgetti mix, really packs in the veg

Ingredients

White pasta, dry

200 g, spaghetti

Calorie controlled cooking spray

4 spray(s)

Courgette

200 g, spiralised

King Prawns, Cooked

200 g

Peas, fresh or frozen

100 g

Garlic

2 clove(s)

Parmesan Cheese

15 g, grated

Basil, fresh

1 leaf/leaves

Lemon Juice, Fresh

1 tablespoon(s)

Olive Oil

1 tablespoon(s)

Instructions

  1. To make the pesto, cook the peas for 4 minutes in a pan of boiling water. Drain and cool under cold running water. Transfer to a food processor and add the garlic, parmesan, basil, lemon juice and olive oil. Pulse until you have a chunky paste and then season to taste.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the pasta to pack instructions, then drain.
  3. Mist a large nonstick frying pan with cooking spray and stir-fry the courgette over a medium heat for 2 minutes. Stir in the cooked spaghetti and prawns until warmed through, then stir in the pesto. Serve garnished with extra basil.