Courgetti with Bacon, Pine-nuts and Peas
New Start! Yes? Well this Courgetti with Bacon, Pine-nuts and Peas might just help! 🙂
I was very sceptical about ‘Courgetti’ and the hype that surrounds it, I make no secret of that!
However I have mellowed as I’m really trying to cut down the carbs, but it’s still not spaghetti for heavens sake it’s just ribboned courgettes!
But it’s still so good and I was really really so pleased with the results!
Also did you know that courgettes are know as zucchini in the US – just in case you wondered
So here’s my second courgetti recipe this time with bacon
it’s amazing that the brain can actually think it’s spaghetti!! and mine did almost.
I have been trying to decide for a while if to buy one of those ‘spririlizers’ but alas no need quite yet – it’s everywhere in the supermarkets.
So here we have a Bacon, Pine-nuts and Peas variation.
I so love this recipe – super tasty! and I know many of you love it too.
Spiralizers for making your courgetti
I’ve been looking around at ‘spiralizers’ and here’s a couple I can recommend, the bottom one from Joseph Joseph is amazing
I’ll do a live video when I get a chance.
What I do like about making my own courgetti is that it’s dryer and fresher than the shop bought courgetti! :
Look at the picture – no soggy here:
Let me know if you’ve found any good ‘spiralizers’
Please have a try and let me know what you think to my Courgetti with Bacon, Pine-nuts and Peas.
Drop me a comment below, I do so love to have your comments. If you like this recipe you’ll also probably like my Courgetti with Chicken and pesto
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Courgetti with Bacon, Pine-nuts & Peas
Ingredients
- Fry light or drizzle of Olive Oil
- 1 Clove Garlic peeled & finely chopped
- 4 rashers of Smoked Bacon or 6 Smoked Bacon Medallions cut into small pieces
- 75 g Pine-nuts
- 150 g Frozen Peas
- 250 g Courgetti
- Handful torn Basil leaves
- 2 Tablespoons Creme Fraiche 1/2 fat
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- In a small frying pan add frylite or Olive oil and heat
- Add the chopped bacon and garlic, fry for a few minutes until brown, throw in the pine-nuts and keep stirring until nuts are also golden brown, remove from the heat and pop on one side
- In a sauce pan add a spray of fry light and the frozen peas, fry for 2 minutes until defrosted, add the torn basil leaves and courgetti.
- Stir fry for MAXIMUM 2 minutes - DO NOT OVERCOOK the courgetti - you will end up with a soggy mess
- Add the Creme Fraise to the courgetti mix and give a quick stir heating through - maximum 1 minute, remove from the heat
- Add half the bacon & pine-nut mix and stir
- Pile on a warm plate, throw the remaining bacon & pine-nuts over the top and a quick grating of Parmesan and black pepper
Angela
This looks delicious, can’t wait to try it Pinned! 🙂
Kathy Morfin
Can’t wait to try this – sounds amazing xxx
Vicki Montague - The Free From Fairy
This looks great! I will have to think of a sub for the creme fraiche as I can’t eat dairy but otherwise this looks like a delicious recipe!
Clare x
Oh if you find one can you let me know – is there something soya / oil based – you just need something creamy – and mot a lot of it either as the courgettes yield quite a lot of liquid – Good Luck x
Melanie Nicholson
I’m looking forward to making this tonight for Ian but I’ll use chicken. I’ll post a picture xx
Sarah James
Your courgetti looks delicious Clare, love the idea of using pine nuts. Pinned for later x
Kathryn @ Family Food on the Table
I love all of these ingredients, so I’m pretty sure this is going to be a huge hit! Yum!
Chris
I’m just about to make this!
Buy yourself a Spiralizer, great piece of kitchen kit!
Chris
Delicious!!
I had no creme fraiche so used Philly instead, scrumulous!!