Harissa butter pasta recipe

Harissa butter pasta

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Short on time? This harissa spaghetti recipe couldn't be simpler. Make a silky sauce with just 2 ingredients - don't forget to save a little pasta water to thicken the sauce. Serve alongside a leafy green salad for some freshness and plenty of Parmesan.

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  • Serves 4
  • Takes 20 mins
  • 553 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 100g salted butter, at room temperature
  • 1-1½ tbsp harissa paste, to taste
  • 350g spaghetti
  • 20g Parmesan, finely grated, to serve
  • small handful rocket, to serve

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Each serving contains

Energy
2320kJ 553.0kcal
28%
Fat
24g
high34%
Saturates
14g
high71%
Salt
0.7g
low11%
Sugars
3g
low3%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 67.8gProtein 14.3gFibre 5.2g

Method

  1. Place the butter and harissa into a mini food processor and whizz until smooth and well combined.
  2. Cook the spaghetti to pack instructions, drain and reserve a mugful of water. Add the spaghetti back to the pan along with the harissa butter and a splash of pasta water. Toss well to coat and combine.
  3. Divide between bowls and top with Parmesan and rocket.

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