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Recipe: Black Bean Spaghetti with Squash and Coconut

January 8, 2025
BLACK-BEAN-SPAGHETTI-WITH-THAI-SQUASH-&-COCONUT

looking for appetising and healthy food? We tried Explore Asian bean pastas and loved them - try this recipe featuring Black Bean Spaghetti for a healthy start to 2016!

BLACK-BEAN-SPAGHETTI-WITH-THAI-SQUASH-&-COCONUT

Preparation time, 10 minutes: Cooking time, 15 minutes: Serves 4 people

Ingredients

1 tbsp oil

1 onion, chopped (200g)

600g butternut squash, cut into 2cm dice

1 red chilli, deseeded and finely diced

1 tbsp Thai green curry paste (25g)

75g walnut pieces

400ml can reduced fat coconut milk

200g pack Organic Black Bean Spaghetti

75g pomegranate seeds

2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander

Method

Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion, squash and chilli for 5 minutes. Add the Thai curry paste and walnuts and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in the coconut milk, cover and simmer for 10 minutes until squash is tender. Season to taste.

Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to pack instructions, drain and toss into the squash mixture with the pomegranate seeds. Sprinkle over the coriander and serve.

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Find out more at: www.explore-asian.com

Explore Asian bean pastas are available in 200g packs from Asda, Ocado, Holland & Barrett, Amazon, Healthy Supplies and Planet Organic. Average retail price for Explore Asian bean pasta is £3.29.

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