I was texting my best friend Em back home the other day looking for yummy healthy ideas and she mentioned she was now using zucchini to replace pasta with her much loved Bolognese sauce instead of green beans which is what we often did when sharing a flat!
She declared that she could barely tell the difference and so I decided to give it a go, she said she serves it raw but I decided to blanch it in salty water and she was right, great and healthy alternate to pasta! So here is the recipe I put together….
Ingredients:
250g turkey mince
2 large zucchini (courgette)
1 can of crushed tomatoes
2 tsp, minced garlic
1 purple onion, diced
1 tbs chopped parsley
1tsb mixed herbs
Pinch of salt
1. Put some olive oil in a saucepan and add onion plus garlic and stir for about 2 minutes or until soft. Add the turkey breast and break up while cooking. Once meat turns white, add tin of tomatoes, 1/4 cup water and mixed herbs. Bring to the boil and then turn down and allow to simmer while preparing the zucchini.
2. As I don’t have a spiralizer, I chop the zucchini in to small spaghetti like strands. Once all sliced, add to a pot of boiling water with the salt for 30 seconds to a minute depending on thickness. Drain and stir in to turkey bolognese sauce along with the parsley and serve.
Serves 2 @ approximately £2.50 a serving
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