Pasta with courgette sauce and spinach balls

Pasta with Courgette Sauce & Spinach Balls Recipe

Name: Pasta with Courgette Sauce & Spinach Balls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: black pepper (to taste); 1 slices brown bread; 2 whole courgette; 1 whole egg; 1 whole fresh chilli; 3 cloves garlic; 1 stick garlic bread; 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg; 2 tbsp olive oil; 55 grams parmesan or pecorino cheese; 150 grams penne pasta; salt (to taste); 250 grams Spinach; 1 . sunflower oil (for frying)

30 Minutes

Serves: 2

A tasty courgette pasta with crunchy spinach balls, pasta coated in a courgette, garlic and chilli sauce, served with Carluccio's spinach balls flavoured with parmesan, garlic and nutmeg.

Recipe Ingreds

Balls

black pepper (to taste)
1 whole egg
1 cloves garlic
0.25 tsp ground nutmeg
25 grams parmesan or pecorino cheese
salt (to taste)
1 slices brown bread
250 grams Spinach
1 . sunflower oil (for frying)

Pasta

black pepper (to taste)
2 whole courgette
1 whole fresh chilli
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
30 grams parmesan or pecorino cheese
150 grams penne pasta
salt (to taste)

Bread

1 stick garlic bread

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

wash the spinach
remove the stalks
wilt the spinach in a pan
cook for a minute or two

Step 2

remove from the heat
squeeze as much liquid as possible from the spinach
chop the spinach finely
add to the bowl
add the spices

Step 3

peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely
add to the bowl
using a food processor blend the bread into fresh breadcrumbs
add to the bowl

Step 4

finely grate the parmesan
add to the spinach mixture
stir to mix the ingredients
season with salt and pepper

Step 5

add the egg(s) to a bowl
beat the egg
add the egg to the spinach and stir
the mixture should be a binding consistency
if the mixture is to wet add additional breadcrumbs

Step 6

set the oven to 220C 425F or gas mark 7

Step 7

half fill a medium pan with water and boil
add a spot of olive oil and a pinch of salt to the boiling water
add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until tender but with a slight bite
while the pasta is cooking

Step 8

roll the spinach mixture into walnut size balls
heat about 2 cms of frying oil in a frying pan
shallow fry till golden brown
place on kitchen paper
keep warm

Step 9

put the garlic bread on the baking tray and place in the oven follow cooking instructions on packaging

Step 10

heat the oil in the frying pan
wash and finely chop the chilli
add to the frying pan
cook for a minute or two
peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely
add the garlic to the frying pan

Step 11

wash trim and grate the courgette
add to the frying pan

Step 12

finely grate the parmesan
add to the frying pan
taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary

Step 13

reserve a few tbsps of cooking liquid from the pasta
drain the pasta
add some of the reserved pasta liquid to the courgette mixture to make a thick sauce

Step 14

remove garlic bread from the oven

Step 15

place the pasta in a serving bowl
place the spinach balls on top of the pasta
serve with garlic bread

Recipe Utensils

1 baking tray
1 bowl
2 chopping board
1 food processor
2 Garlic crusher
2 grater
1 jug
1 kitchen paper
1 large bowl
2 large knife
2 large pan
2 non stick frying pan
1 sieve
1 small bowl

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