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Creamy bacon and zucchini spaghetti

A creamy, low-calorie zucchini and bacon pasta that's ready in just 15 minutes.

  • Hands-on time: 5 mins
  • Time to make: 15 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.6
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 275g spaghetti
  • spray oil
  • 100g smoked bacon medallions, thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • zest of ½ lemon
  • 6 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 large zucchinis, grated
  • 200g extra-light cream cheese (we used Philadelphia Lightest)
  • 7 cups rocket
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook the spaghetti according to the pack instructions until al dente. Drain, reserving 6tbsp of the cooking water, then return the spaghetti to the pan.

    2 Meanwhile, spray a large frying pan with a little oil and set over a medium-high heat. Cook the bacon, stirring occasionally, for 3–4 min until golden. Add the garlic, lemon zest and spring onions. Stir-fry for 1 min. Add the zucchinis and cook for 2–3 min until tender. Add the cheese and reserved pasta water and cook, stirring, over a low heat until the cheese melts.

    3 Add the bacon mixture to the spaghetti with three-quarters of the rocket and toss to combine. Season with ground black pepper.

    4 Divide the spaghetti among 4 dishes, then serve topped with the remaining rocket and an extra grind of pepper.

    One comment on Creamy bacon and zucchini spaghetti

    1. 25325885 February 8, 2022 at 7:46 pm #

      Very tasty and quick to make, might add peas next time

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