

Courgette ‘pasta’ with fresh tomato sauce and spicy sardines
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 red capsicum, diced
- 4 ripe tomatoes, diced
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves
- 3 large courgetteszucchini, summer squashX, julienned or spiralised
- 2 small cans sardines in hot sauce
- ½ avocado, diced
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Instructions
- In a large pan, heat half of the olive oil over medium. Add chives, garlic, capsicum and tomatoes and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Stir through spinach leaves. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Return pan to heat and add remaining olive oil. Add courgettes and cook, stirring, for 5-10 minutes, until softened and a little browned.
- Divide courgette ‘pasta’ between plates and top with sardines, tomato sauce and avocado.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check sardines are gluten free.
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Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 465cal
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Kilojoules 1940kJ
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Protein 26g
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Total fat 33g
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–Saturated fat 6g
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Carbohydrates 15g
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–Sugars 12g
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Dietary fibre 9g
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Sodium 310mg
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Calcium 460mg
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Iron 6.5mg
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