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Fettuccine with tomato and zucchini sauce

No week is complete without a pasta recipe! A lovely tangy tomato and zucchini sauce simmers on the plate and fills the kitchen with fantastic aromas! Pour this rich sauce over a bed of cooked fettucine, and serve with peppery arugula and mild ricotta cheese.

Total time
30 min
Servings
4
Method
14 steg
Prep time10 min
Cook time20 min
Total time30 min
Servings4
CuisineInternational
OriginSwedenSee more recipes from Sweden

Ingredients

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  • 1 yellow onion
  • 1 zucchini (300 g each)
  • 1 red pepper (chili)
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 500 g passed tomatoes
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 pack of cooked green lentils (380 g each)
  • 65 g baby spinach
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1/2 pot of oregano
  • 2 packs of fresh pasta (preferably fettuccine spinach, 250 g each)
  • 2 dl ricotta cheese
  • 65 g arugula

Good to know before you start

Small details that often make the cooking go more smoothly.

  • Read through every step before you start and measure everything first.
  • This recipe is written for 4 servings and Swedish kitchen measures.
  • Taste and adjust at the end if you cook with salty stock, cheese, soy sauce, or fond.

Allergens

  • gluten
  • mjölk

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  1. 1

    Put on a saucepan with water for the pasta.

  2. 2

    Sauce: Peel and chop the onion.

  3. 3

    Cut the zucchini into small cubes.

  4. 4

    Split, core and finely chop the chili.

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  1. 1

    Put on a saucepan with water for the pasta.

  2. 2

    Sauce: Peel and chop the onion.

  3. 3

    Cut the zucchini into small cubes.

  4. 4

    Split, core and finely chop the chili.

  5. 5

    Fry onion, zucchini and chili in the oil in a pot.

  6. 6

    Press in the garlic.

  7. 7

    Add passed tomatoes and thyme to the pot.

  8. 8

    Boil the tomato sauce and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.

  9. 9

    Rinse the lentils in cold water and drain in a colander.

  10. 10

    Add the lentils and spinach to the tomato sauce and let it heat up.

  11. 11

    Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  12. 12

    Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the package.

  13. 13

    Sauce: Chop the oregano and fold into the sauce.

  14. 14

    Serve the tomato sauce with pasta, ricotta and arugula.

Serving profile

At a glance

15 ingredients and 14 steps from prep to serving.

Pacefast weeknight pace
Kitchen loadmore steps and more attention
Serving stylemeant to land on the table for a group
Best forweeknight cooking with fewer decisions
Mealdinner
Categorymain course

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1. SourceIngredienser och tillagningssteg verifierade mot strukturerad Recipe-data från ICA Köket.
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3. Last updatedMar 26, 2026

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