I will take any excuse to eat pasta for dinner every night of the week. When I was on holiday in Sardinia we ate pasta every single night! I think pasta is amazing and it’s extremely versatile as you can combine so many different amazing flavours into one dish. This pasta dish is a firm favourite of mine and my family. We love eating it in the spring or summer because it’s super fresh, incredibly quick to make and tastes delicious! In 3 easy steps, you’ll have a flavourful pasta dish on your table in under 15 minutes!
Ingredients:
400g spaghetti (you can use whatever pasta you like, penne works really well too)
2 large courgettes, chopped
1 red chilli, finely chopped
2-3 large cloves of garlic, finely minced
Zest of 1 large unwaxed lemon
65g unsalted butter
Salt and pepper, to taste
Method:
1. Put your pasta onto boil and cook according to the packet instructions – I like my pasta served al dente.
2. Heat a drizzle of olive oil into a large frying pan, sauté the chopped courgette for 5 minutes on medium heat, then turn up the heat and cook for a further 3-4 more minutes. Now add the garlic, chilli and lemon and cook for about 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Finish by adding the butter and cook until all the butter has melted. Season and then toss in the cooked and drained pasta.
3. Mix the pasta through the sauce, then mix through a generous amount of Parmesan. Serve in pasta bowls and finish with an extra grating of Parmesan. you can never have enough in my opinion!
Enjoy!
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Dinner in under 15 minutes?? Yes yes. Especially now that the weather is finally getting nicer again… I don’t want to be stuck inside!
Looks great, I love doing homemade pasta (also raviolis like your linked post, those sound awesome as well).
Looks like such a quick and easy weeknight meal!
Me too…every single night of the week. I will try your recipe, it does sound delicious.
Homemade ravioli? You go Jess! This dish looks just as delicious and like a perfect meal option!
This is hilarious, because I was like, “what are courgettes?! They look just like zucchini!” Haha, turns out they are zucchini. I just learned something new : )
This pasta looks delicious!
Yum, that looks so fresh, simple and delicious 🙂
Nice!
Pasta-making is definitely a set-aside-a-day-for-it project for me! Which is why I haven’t done it in so long. One of the best ideas my favorite group of girlfriends and I had, though, was having a homemade ravioli party. So fun.
This looks lovely!
What a great weeknight dinner option! Comforting, flavorful, and light all at the same time!
That ravioli looks mighty impressive, Jessica! I have a pasta machine that’s been ready and waiting in its box for literally years (it was from good old Woolworths!) but it hasn’t seen the light of day yet … yet! I’ll get there!
In the meantime, the simple courgette and lemon pasta sounds amazing. I’ll definitely have to remember that one!
What a deliciously light pasta! And yes, I’d love pasta for dinner every night. My pants, however, would rebel and yell at me. 😉
A fellow pasta lover! This looks delicious. Can’t wait to give it a try 🙂
I could definitely eat pasta every night of the week… this, my friend… it looks fabulous. There is no doubt in my mind that I could eat this every night of the week. What a perfect light summer meal! I LOVE this. Wonderful post! <3
First of all – I love how QUICK these are!! I could totally have this spaghetti for dinner TONIGHT and I just know it would taste delicious! Thanks for the great recipe Jess!
I love this recipe and make a version of it as we always have everything ready to make for this and there’s no need to go out or get away when you have these ingredients here.
This is really a great recipe and I love the ingredients 🙂
I’m totally like you, Jess…I could eat pasta every.single.night and be perfectly happy! Pinning this so I can try it out sometime soon! 🙂
Delicious, Jess, that pasta is perfect for a weeknight meal. I love pasta! I’ll just have to save the ravs for a weekend as you say it is so time-consuming. The end product looks lovely, though!
Jess, I like everything you make. It’s ridiculous how good everything looks, from your desserts to your savory dishes — they all look like they come out of a magazine. Actually, better, in many cases.
I love pasta and I love quick easy meals. This looks great!
This is a fantastic spring pasta, Jess! A simple preparation paired with delicious ingredients and dinner is on the table. I’m loving pasta lately without a heavy sauce and this one would be perfect. Thanks for sharing it at Fiesta Friday! [And that ravioli? Yum!]
Looks delicious!
Lovely! I would eat pasta every day if I could! Homemade pasta is even better and yours looks divine…especially that ravioli Thank you for sharing!
Gorgeous and healthy! I love it!
I like my pasta al dente as well. Beautiful and tasty pasta recipe, perfect for my vegetarian diet.
You don’t have to ask me twice to try a new pasta recipe! This looks fabulous! And ready in under 15?!? Almost too good to be true!
Yet another recipe I will pin and try! It is just my kind of week-night dinner. Mel
I LOVE pasta for dinner! So wish I was having this delish-looking spaghetti tonight! Looks amazing, Jessica!
Great recipe…my kind of food x
You just combined all the best things into pasta! It looks amazing! Pasta is my ultimate comfort food 🙂
So healthy, so good and these spaguettis are the méditerranéen coulours ! Love it 😉
I made this tonight for dinner for myself and my husband. It was fresh, quick and absolutely delicious. I added a few prawns and served it with garlic bread and a fresh tomato salad, drizzled with some olive oil and topped with fresh chives and black olives. Yum!
This looks delicious!! My boyfriend is gluten intolerant but I think I could try this with gluten free pasta or zucchini. Thanks for the inspiration!!
This looks incredible Jessica! Looks so light and perfect for a weeknight meal since it’s so quick to put together. I would totally eat pasta every night if I could still fit into my skinny jeans hehe. Your homemade ravioli looks amazing – love the sound of crab ravioli 🙂
This recipe sounds great to me! I’d also have pasta for dinner every day; I love pasta <3 And all these ingredients… Mmmm… There couldn't be anything better!
This is my perfect pasta recipe, as I have never liked tomato sauce. Can’t wait to give it a try!
I love the versatility of pasta too, but funnily enough, I never really got into eating it…until recently, that is! Sometimes I get the cravings and am productive enough to whip up my own batch in the kitchen. This recipe looks stellar good. Thanks for sharing!
Yes!! This is definitely my kind of pasta dish Jess!! So delicious! And the crab ravioli too… 😉
This looks delicious! I could eat pasta every single day. We are pasta and pizza crazy in this household and should probably move to Italy. I’m definitely going to try this since I love everything simple especially when it includes pasta, garlic and lemon! I’ve never tried making my own pasta but it’s definitely on the list.
You are with my husband, he will eat pasta every night of the week. So I am always looking for great recipes for him. This looks so delicious and yet easy to make quickly!
This looks delicious, I will definitely be making it this week!
I want to eat this spaghetti everyday!
This pasta dish looks so fresh and simple! Right up my alley!
Your ravioli looks so impressive! I have never tried to make homemade pasta before, but yours looks great!
Thanks! Homemade pasta is really fun, you’d really enjoy it!
Ohhh I love spaghetti! And this recipe is so quick and easy too (my favorite kinds of recipes ^_~). I’ve never removed the middle of a courgette tho’.. Usually eat it as is. Is there a specific reason for removing the middle? Thank you for sharing 🙂
I’m such a sucker for trying new pasta recipes so I can’t wait to cook this up for a upcoming dinner!
Great dish. Looks so delicious.
I’m am soooo with you on the pasta thing! It’s really my absolute, could-eat-it-at-every-meal fave, too! But seriously – if you are that much of a pasta lover and this is your ultimate of ultimates – well, that is really saying something! As in, every single person who reads this should for sure go out and make it immediately! Looks fantastic!!! 😀 ~Shelley
For some reason courgettes, sound so much more tasty than zucchini. This looks delicious! I have a similar dish, but this chili, lemon, garlic flavor combination sounds even better.
Personally, I could TOTALLY eat pasta every night for all of time!! I love how refreshingly simple this dish is. Just good clean flavors.