🥘 Spaghetti with courgette, chilli and chorizo…

🥘  2 pans  🍽 Serves 2   🛒 10 ingredients ⏱ 30 minutes £6

Chorizo, courgettes and chillies added to a basic carbonara make a delicious, quick and easy lunch or weeknight supper. Quartering and slicing your courgette and finely slicing the spring onions gives an attractive finish.

Ingredients:

• 150g spaghetti
• 50g lardons
• 50g chorizo, chopped
• 1 medium size courgette, chopped
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• 1 small chilli, chopped (optional)
• 50ml single cream (optional)
• 1 pinch chilli flakes
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• basil, a good handful

Step by step:

Step 1

Put your spaghetti on to cook as per the pack instructions, minus about one minute than stated cooking time.

Step 2

Prepare your ingredients and cook off the lardons, chorizo for a couple of minutes until they are nice and crispy. Add the courgette and chilli. After approximately 5 minutes, turn the heat down.

Step 3

Add your spaghetti to the pan, using tongs and stir in a little cream and cook for about a minute on the low heat. Add a splash or two of the pasta cooking water if needed. If you want more of a classic carbonara flavour, add a beaten egg with some grated parmesan to the sauce.

Step 4

We have used a thin spaghetti and made a light creamy sauce, Penne also works well. Chilli flakes are always a favourite store cupboard item.

Stir the spaghetti through the other ingredients in the pan and check the pasta is done. Serve with the basil scattered over and a bowl of grated parmesan to the side. A squeeze of lemon juice is always welcome.

Using Penne, the pasta soaks up all the sauce and a good grating of parmesan on top to serve.