Skip to content
Spaghetti with greens and anchovies recipe

Spaghetti with greens and anchovies recipe

12 ratings

Created by The Tesco Real Food team

If you like anchovies, then you'll love this simple spaghetti recipe. It's packed with spring greens in a lemony garlic sauce that makes it perfect for a fast and fresh midweek meal. Don't forget to top with plenty of Grana Padano! See method

  • Serves 4
  • Takes 30 mins
  • 457 calories / serving
  • Healthy

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 red onions, thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 red chilli, finely diced, deseeded if you like
  • 2 lemons, 1 zested and juiced, 1 cut into wedges
  • 50g tin Tesco Finest Cantabrian anchovy fillets, chopped, oil reserved
  • 250g fresh greens, tough core discarded, leaves thinly sliced
  • 350g spaghetti
  • 50g grated Grana Padano
1 of your 5-a-day and a source of protein

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1925kj
    457kcal     23%

  • Fat

    13g 19%

  • Saturates

    3g 16%

  • Sugars

    7g 7%

  • Salt

    1.6g 27%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 63.5g Protein 18.4g Fibre 5.9g

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a lidded, high-sided frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the onions with a pinch of salt for 12-15 mins until softened and caramelised. Add a splash of water if they darken too quickly.
  2. Add the garlic, chilli, lemon zest, anchovies and their oil; cook for 2-3 mins until the anchovies start to break down. Add the greens and 200ml water; season, then cover and cook over a low-medium heat for 6-8 mins until the greens are tender.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti to pack instructions. Drain, reserving 100ml pasta water, then stir both into the greens mixture along with the lemon juice and most of the cheese.
  4. Use tongs to toss together well until the cheese has melted and the sauce is glossy. Divide among plates, then top with the rest of the cheese and a twist of black pepper. Serve with the lemon wedges for squeezing over.

See more Spaghetti recipes

You may also like

Be the first to comment

Before you comment please read our community guidelines.