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Courgette, lentil, feta and mint spaghetti

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 250g wholemeal spaghetti
  • 200g green beans, trimmed, diagonally sliced
  • 3 medium courgettes, trimmed
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon zest of lemon
  • 420g can no-added-salt lentils, rinsed, drained (or 400g in spring water)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mint, plus extra leaves, to garnish
  • 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 40g reduced-salt feta, crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook spaghetti, according to packet instructions in a large saucepan of boiling water until al dente. Add green beans for last 2 minutes of cooking time. Drain well and return to pan.

    2 Meanwhile, slice courgettes into long, thin strands or grate coarsely.

    3 Set a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Heat olive oil. Add onion and cook gently for 5 minutes, or until soft. Add garlic and lemon zest. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute, or until mixture is fragrant.

    4 Add lentils to pan and stir for 1 minute, or until heated through. Add courgette strands and cook for 1 minute or until just bright green (do not overcook).

    5 Add lentil mixture to saucepan of cooked pasta and green beans. Add mint, parsley, feta and lemon juice. Toss to combine.

    6 Divide pasta among 4 plates and season with pepper. Garnish with extra mint leaves and serve.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free spaghetti.

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