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Veggie off: courgettuccine bolognese.

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This was my tea tonight (it's in my tummy now, thank goodness, as I was Hank Marvin).

The courgettes were homegrown and as I peeled them with a sharp potato peeler, they came out looking more like fettuccine than spaghetti - hence the name 🤣. I fried them in olive oil with crushed garlic so they didn't go soggy.

The bolognese consists of red pepper, onions, garlic, courgette and quorn mince fried in olive oil. Then I added tinned tomatoes, tomato purée, fresh basil, 1/2 tsp chipotle paste and a veggie stock cube. Cooked it with the lid on for 15 mins then took it off for the last ten minutes. Served with fresh basil from the garden and a sprinkle of Parmesan.

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Lytham3 stone

Ooh you get extra points for Home Grown courgettes ! Bet they tasted all the better :-) x

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IndigoBlue61

Looks gorgeous, and perfect for the courgette season 😊. My niece says Hank Marvin . . . Always makes me smile

Ps and is always saying her hubby is Mutton Jeff . . . The origin of which makes the mind boggle 😂

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MamaPee in reply toIndigoBlue61

My mum used to say that but it’s Mutt and Jeff after an old comic strip in an American newspaper - I love a bit of Cockney rhyming slang!

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IndigoBlue61 in reply toMamaPee

Ahhhh how interesting 😊. Thank you

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Subtle_badger

Extra points for the new name!

If you want to hand make courgetti, you might want to seek out a julienne peeler,

But that looks so good, why would you?

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TheTabbyCatAdministrator16kg

I love the name! Cougettucini! Brilliant. You are so good at presenting your dishes. (Ex tubby 54)😋

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Peachy40Maintainer2 stone

That looks very delicious!! 😋

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dontdojogging1st 7lbs

Your courgettucinni look and sound great, gonna try cooking them. Bought myself a spiralizer the other day, it is rubbish - waste of £14!! Rather have spent that on courgettes 😁 Gonna get my trusty old potato peeler out.

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monday19573kg in reply todontdojogging

I found with the spiraliser, the courgetti went like mush. I've recently bought a cheapo potato peeler from Dunelm and it makes long flat fettuccine type strands which hold their shape far better. Plus it peels spuds! 🤣

That sounds lovely - thank you for the recipe - will try that at wekend

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zinza

Very nice!

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Missdoubleyou

Can’t wait for my courgettes to be ready!

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