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A pan with creamy zucchini noodles next to a bowl of red chilis.

Creamy Zucchini Noodles


  • Author: Natanja
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Description

A flavourful pasta dish with a spicy cream cheese sauce


Ingredients

Scale
  • 3 medium zucchini
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2cm fresh ginger
  • 12 chilis
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 60ml white wine (1/4 cup)
  • 365g cream cheese (1 and 1/2 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
  • 400g spaghetti noodles (14oz)
  • parsley for garnishing

Instructions

  1. Wash and spiralize the zucchinis. Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic. Peel and grate the ginger and finely chop the chilis.
  2. Add olive oil to a large skillet and sauté the onion, garlic, ginger and chilis on high heat for about 2 minutes, until soft.
  3. Add the zucchini, season with salt and continue sautéing for about 6 minutes, or until soft. In the meantime, prepare your pasta according to package instructions.
  4. Deglaze the zucchini with white wine and bring briefly to a boil. Reduce the heat and add in the cream cheese and lemon zest and stir until smooth.
  5. Lastly add in the noodles and combine everything together well. Taste and add more salt if necessary.
  6. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

Notes

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.