Courgette, lemon & chilli tagliatelle

Courgette, lemon & chilli tagliatelle

This pasta dish with bacon and courgettes is deliciously rich and creamy

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Method

  1. Coarsely grate the courgettes, then place in a sieve over a bowl. Press to squeeze out all the liquid - this may take a few mins, but try to drain away as much as you can.
  2. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water following pack instructions. Meanwhile, heat a large, non-stick frying pan, then dry-fry the bacon, stirring often, until crisp. Add the chilli and cook for 1 min more, then tip in the courgettes and cook on a high heat for 2-3 mins.
  3. Mix together the egg yolks, cheese, cream and lemon zest. When the pasta is cooked, drain it, reserving a little of the cooking water. Tip everything back into the pasta pan and toss together. Divide into bowls to serve, with extra Parmesan.

PER SERVING

768 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 100g, fat 28 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 6g, sugar 6g, salt 1.68 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2011.

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  • 2011-05-18 13:59:13.770912

    SEW23 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this have made it twice since getting the magazine so easy and so tasty.

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  • 2011-05-22 17:35:27.733281

    Beth rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 2011-06-04 13:16:42.444394

    jasann commented on this recipe

    This is really easy to make and really tasty.

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  • 2011-07-05 12:03:14.368642

    Ineke rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Quick and easy, creamy and light, great to cook after a day of work.

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  • 2011-07-29 14:14:31.03427

    traceyf4 commented on this recipe

    Is there really 768 calories per portion??

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  • 2011-10-11 16:49:07.854623

    Four Candles rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Thought this was really nice, but its one of those recipes that deceive you into thinking its healthy (its the word courgette that does it!) but packs a bit of a calorie punch. Wondering if the calorie count was right I Weightwatchers pointed it.. 19. Yep, that's a lot. This does make a substantial bowlful though. Would make a nice dinner party starter if served half or even third portions.

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  • 2011-10-12 10:38:21.19096

    Emma Brierley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I wasn't expecting to like it this much, but it was really really good - the lemon zest makes it. A lovely creamy, zingy winter warmer.

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  • 2011-12-04 09:42:59.946481

    Valerie rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 2012-08-08 16:16:54.001818

    HappyCook commented on this recipe

    To help reduce the calorie content substitute the double cream for low fat creme faiche :-)

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  • 2012-08-21 15:12:18.984191

    Harp_s45 commented on this recipe

    Made this last night and loved it , had to use a clean tea towel to get the moisture out of the courgettes as this was alot quicker. Will be making this again ! If not in a slightly smaller portion next time :-) !!

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  • 2012-09-20 20:44:16.295907

    ChristineW rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Nice, easy and tasty dish

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  • 2012-10-08 15:53:28.825687

    Magsross10 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was lovely. So nice we are having it for tea again tonight. I halved the recipe for 2 people. Used pancetta instead of bacon and squeezed half a lemon in at the end. Easy peasy to make.

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  • 2012-10-16 12:59:49.021717

    Caroline rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good. Did't have double cream so used Cream Cheese instead, worked really well.

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  • 2012-11-20 09:54:24.153016

    duttiep rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Really disappointed with this. Halved the recipe except(by mistake) for the chilli and the bacon. Thank goodness as this was the only thing that gave it any flavour. So bland. No taste from the courgettes and mixing egg yolk, Parmesan and cream just gave a 'gloopy' lump which was hard to mix in despite the drop of cooking water!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 4 large courgettes
  • 500g pack tagliatelle
  • 8 rashers streaky bacon , chopped
  • 1 red chilli , deseeded, if you like, and finely chopped
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 75g /2 ½oz Parmesan , grated, plus extra to serve
  • 4 tbsp double cream
  • zest 1 lemon
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PER SERVING

768 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 100g, fat 28 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 6g, sugar 6g, salt 1.68 g

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