Spaghetti in carrot-basil sauce

AUTHOR
Jennie Fields
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 5
COOK TIME
40 mins
TOTAL TIME
40 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 500 g Carrots
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 50 g Peanut kernels
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Oil (e.g. olive oil)
  • 1-2 TEASPOONS Broth (instant)
  • 400 g Spaghetti (e.g. white and green)
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, 100 g whipped cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp sweet paprika, sugar
  • 1/2 bunch Basil

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel and wash the carrots. Chop all but one carrot into small pieces. Peel onion and garlic. Chop both finely.

  2. 2

    Roast the nuts, take them out. Fry onion, garlic and carrots in hot oil. Deglaze with 1/2 l water. Bring to the boil and stir in the stock. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes.

  3. 3

    Finely dice the rest of the carrot. Cook spaghetti in plenty of boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes until al dente

  4. 4

    Mash carrots in the broth. Stir in the cream. Season sauce with salt, paprika and sugar. Add carrot cubes and cook for about 5 minutes

  5. 5

    Wash the basil and cut into strips, except for a few leaves. Add with the nuts

  6. 6

    Drain spaghetti well and serve with the carrot-basil sauce. Garnish with the remaining basil leaves

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
600 kcal
CARBS
75 g
FATS
23 g
PROTEINS
18 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesPasta