Chilli courgette capelli with smoked trout
Serves: 2
Prep time: 15 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Dan Jones
Chilli courgette capelli with smoked trout
Serves: 2
Prep time: 15 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
379Kcal
Fat
8gr
Saturates
2gr
Carbs
49gr
Sugars
5gr
Fibre
6gr
Protein
25gr
Salt
1.4gr
Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
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Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
See more of Tamsin Burnett-Hall’s recipes
Ingredients
- 2 large courgettes (about 450g)
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 125g capelli d’angelo dried pasta
- grated zest and juice of ½ lemon
- 3 tbsp basil, shredded, plus a few leaves to garnish
- 1 x 125g pack hot smoked trout fillets, flaked
Step by step
- Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil.
- Coarsely grate the courgettes. Heat the olive oil with the garlic and chilli in a nonstick frying pan until the garlic begins to sizzle, without browning it. Add the grated courgette and some seasoning and stir-fry over a high heat for 3-4 minutes until wilted.
- Meanwhile, add the capelli to the boiling water; cook for 3-4 minutes until just tender. Ladle a little of the pasta water into a bowl; drain the capelli and return to the pan.
- Stir in the chilli courgette mixture, the lemon zest and juice and the shredded basil, plus 2-3 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water to loosen the sauce. Divide between 2 warmed bowls and top with the flaked smoked trout and a few basil leaves.
