Sicilian-style veggie spaghetti recipe

Sicilian-style veggie spaghetti

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Bursting with Sicilian flavours - pine nuts, raisins and lemon - we've added tender purple sprouting broccoli for a veggie twist on this classic spaghetti dish. Ready in just 15 minutes, it's the perfect speedy midweek meal!

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  • Serves 2
  • Takes 15 mins
  • 733 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 40g panko breadcrumbs​
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 large garlic cloves, 1 crushed, 2 finely sliced
  • 2 tsp crushed chillies
  • 180g spaghetti
  • 200g purple sprouting broccoli, woody stems trimmed, stems cut into two pieces
  • 15g pine nuts
  • 25g raisins
  • ½ lemon, finely zested and juiced
  • 20g pecorino, finely grated

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Each serving contains

Energy
3075kJ 733.0kcal
37%
Fat
32g
high46%
Saturates
6g
medium29%
Salt
0.9g
low14%
Sugars
13g
low14%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 86.6gProtein 20.6gFibre 8.3g

Method

  1. Mix the panko breadcrumbs with 1 tbsp of the oil, the crushed garlic and 1 tsp of the crushed chillies: season well. Toast the breadcrumbs in a frying pan over a medium-high heat for 1-2 mins, stirring regularly, until golden. Transfer to a plate to cool.
  2. Boil the spaghetti for 8 mins, then drain, retaining a mugful of the cooking water. Meanwhile, fry the purple sprouting broccoli in the remaining 2 tbsp oil for 5 mins over a high heat, stirring regularly, until just tender and slightly crisp.
  3. Add 3 tbsp of the pasta water and pine nuts and cook for 1 min, stirring constantly, until just toasted.
  4. Add the lemon juice (reserving the zest), sliced garlic cloves, remaining 1 tsp crushed chillies and raisins to the pan and cook, stirring, for another min.
  5. Stir in the cooked spaghetti, grated pecorino and a splash of cooking water. Season with black pepper and toss to combine, adding extra pasta water to loosen, if needed.
  6. Serve topped with the breadcrumbs and reserved lemon zest.

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