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Spaghetti with egg and broccoli

29 April 2016

A quick pasta supper with egg, broccoli and parsley.

Spaghetti with egg and broccoli
Spaghetti with egg and broccoli

Preparation time

45 minutes

Cooking time

15 minutes

Serves

2

Ingredients

  • 275g wholewheat spaghetti
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 15g pine nuts
  • 200g small broccoli florets
  • 3 large British Lion eggs
  • 2 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley chopped

Methods

1. Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling water for 7 mins.

2. Heat the oil in a medium non-stick frying pan, add the onion and cook for 3 mins or until soft. Add the garlic and pine nuts and cook for a further minute or so until the onion and nuts are golden.

3. Add the broccoli florets to the spaghetti pan, stir and cook for a further 3 mins. Drain in a colander and keep warm

4. Beat the eggs with the seasoning and add to the frying pan. Cook over a medium heat for a couple of minutes until the eggs are set and scrambled the way you like.

5. Add the spaghetti to the frying pan along with the parsley and toss together to mix. Serve on warm plates with a little parmesan if liked.

Our thanks to www.eggrecipes.co.uk for providing this recipe.

Visit our pasta recipes section for more quick meal ideas.

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