Courgette & basil pasta with pesto crumbs

Name: Courgette & basil pasta with pesto crumbs
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 500 grams pack penne; 5 courgettes, grated; 2 Tbsps olive oil, plus a little extra; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 onion, finely chopped; 500 grams pot crème fraîche; 25 grams parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), finely grated; 1 small bunch basil, reserve 3 leaves for garnishing; 85 grams ciabatta; 1 handful toasted pine nuts, plus 3 extra for sprinkling

The recipe Courgette & basil pasta with pesto crumbs can be made in about 55 minutes. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 18g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 598 calories. This recipe from BBC Good Food requires pack penne, courgettes, onion, and ciabatta. It works well as a main course. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Courgette, basil & almond pasta, Pesto & courgette pasta bake, and Pesto & tomato pasta with crispy crumbs.

Instructions

Slightly undercook the pasta, then drain, reserving a ladleful of cooking water. Rinse the pasta with cold water to cool.

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Water

Drain again, toss in a little oil to stop it sticking together and set aside while you get the rest of the bake ready.

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Cooking Oil

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Oven

Fry the courgettes in oil for about 10 mins to drive off most of the liquid; they should reduce down a lot.

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Zucchini

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Add the garlic and onion to the pan, cook for 2 mins more, then season really well and add to the pasta. Stir in most of the crme frache and half the Parmesan with seasoning, then tip into an ovenproof dish. Dollop the rest of the crme frache over the top.

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Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas

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Whizz nearly all of the basil, remaining cheese, bread and pine nuts together to make pesto crumbs, then scatter all over the top. Finish with a few more pine nuts.

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