Courgette / Zucchini Pasta With Chili, Garlic & Parmesan

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 medium courgettes (zucchini)
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 red chilies (1 if you prefer it less hot)
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 150 g penne pasta
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan of salted water, put the pasta on to boil.
• 2 grate the courgettes/zucchini, chop or mince the garlic, finely chop the chilli and grate the parmesan.
• 3 melt the teaspoon of butter in a large frying pan and add the garlic.
• 4 cook for a couple of minutes and then add the chilli and courgette/zucchini.
• 5 leave to cook for 10-15mins stirring occasionally. nb. you want to cook everything but not really brown any of it off.
• 6 remove from the heat and stir in the parmesan.
• 7 when the pasta is cooked to your liking, drain well and stir through a tablespoon of olive oil if desired.
• 8 plate up the pasta and serve with the courgette/zucchini mixture on top.