If you follow any of my other social media feeds, you can’t fail to notice that we’ve been consuming a lot of courgettes. Our two plants (one per person, based on advice I read online) having been pumping out the summer squashes and we can’t blink without another flower appearing. So far we haven’t got sick of them; this whole vegetable growing lark is still new and novel to me!
This recipe was initially going to be a courgette carbonara but I then thought I’d rather like to chuck in quite a bit of garlic and some chilli too. And I forgot I had some thyme outside and I reckon it would be quite good with that too. Apart from being quite tasty, it had the added benefit of coming together in about 15 minutes, perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Courgette and Egg Spaghetti
serves 3 or 2 with leftovers for a lunch.
about 250-300g dried spaghetti
olive oil
3 small-medium courgettes
2 large cloves of garlic, fined minced
a couple of large pinches of dried chilli flakes
4 medium (or 3 large) eggs
about 30g of pecorino romano, finely grated
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Set of pot of water to boil. Salt it well and set the spaghetti to boil.
In a large saute pan, heat some olive oil over medium-low heat and add the minced garlic and chilli flakes. Let sizzle gently for a minute – you don’t want it to colour. Meanwhile, trim and grate the courgettes and then add all the gratings to the pan. Turn up the heat to medium and cook, stirring often.
In a bowl, beat together the eggs and pecorino with salt and lots of black pepper.
By the time the spaghetti has finished cooking, the courgette should be done. Turn off the heat for the courgettes in the sauté pan and add the drained spaghetti. Working quickly, pour over the eggs and then mix altogether well to get a creamy sauce. Serve.
Tamarind and Thyme 
Tue, 14 Jul, 2015 at 03:17
this looks delicious, and I like that it didn’t take much time to put together
Fri, 25 Sep, 2015 at 18:46
We’ve been eating it quite regularly during courgette season!
Tue, 14 Jul, 2015 at 22:32
Ooh, I like the look of this and will try it soon (though this may take a couple of weeks, as the only night I get to cook with lactose-containing things is Wednesday).
A similarly quick thing I do with courgettes is to have them with feta and giant couscous:
– Courgettes, sliced lengthwise, brushed with oil, and cooked on a griddle pan. Sliced again after cooking, into thin fingers.
– Onions, sliced, brushed with oil, and also cooked on a griddle pan. (Leave some of the root attached to hold the layers together when you cook them; cut it off afterwards.)
– Feta, crumbled.
– Giant couscous, cooked in vegetable stock.
Mix it all together, grind over some black pepper, eat warm.
Barley might work instead of giant couscous.
Fri, 25 Sep, 2015 at 18:46
This sounds ace! Thank you!!!
Thu, 29 Dec, 2016 at 10:17
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