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Courgetti recipe: healthy pasta bolognese

In this article about courgetti recipe healthy pasta bolognese: A good plate of pasta is really delicious. However, if you want to limit your carbohydrate intake, this variant is ideal. With a spiralizer, you can easily make pasta from zucchinis, but at Albert Heijn, they now also sell courgetti. By replacing spaghetti with courgetti, you get extra vegetables in and create a light and flavorful pasta dish.

Courgetti recipe healthy pasta bolognese explained

Ingredients (2 persons)

  • 2 zucchinis

  • 1 onion

  • 1 clove of garlic

  • 50 grams of tomato paste

  • 400 grams of canned diced tomatoes

  • 1 tablespoon oregano

  • 1 tablespoon Italian herbs

  • Lean ground beef

  • Ground meat spices

  • 10 mushrooms

  • 1 sweet pointed pepper

  • Parmesan cheese (optional)

Preparation method

  1. Make strands from the zucchinis, for example with a spiralizer.

  2. Fry the ground beef with some ground meat spices and squeeze a clove of garlic over it.

  3. Meanwhile, chop the onion, mushrooms, and pointed pepper into pieces.

  4. Add the vegetables when the ground beef is crumbly and brown.

  5. Then add the diced tomatoes and tomato paste.

  6. Pour in some water as needed so that the sauce is neither too thin nor too thick.

  7. Sprinkle plenty of oregano into the sauce to taste.

  8. Let it simmer for a while.

  9. Stir-fry the courgetti strands in another pan for 2 minutes with some olive oil, salt, and pepper.

  10. Divide the courgetti over two plates and spoon the bolognese sauce on top.

  11. Add Parmesan cheese as desired.

  12. Enjoy your meal!

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