NIGELLA LAWSON'S HEALTHY MUSHROOM SPAGHETTI HAS A KICK OF FLAVOUR - AND IT'S EASY TO MAKE

Nigella Lawson has a healthy pasta recipe that you'll want to add to your weekly rotation.

The celebrity chef said in her cookbook that she doesn't enjoy whole grain pasta noodles, even though the variety is healthier for you.

Instead she uses spelt spaghetti, which is another kind of whole wheat pasta that's high in fibre and rich with iron.

Check out some of her other recipes, like her ham and pea pasta that was a family favourite growing up.

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• 1 x 15ml tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 spring onions (finely chopped)
• 300 grams chestnut mushrooms (sliced)
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
• 2 x 15ml tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• ¼ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
• finely grated zest of ½ unwaxed lemon (plus 1 x 15ml tablespoon of juice)
• salt (for pasta water)
• 200 grams spelt spaghetti
• leaves from a small (approx. 25g) bunch flatleaf parsley (finely chopped)

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Heat a pot of water on the stove for the spaghetti. When it's almost at a boil, get started on the sauce.

Warm vegetable oil to a large pan (preferably one with a lid) and add in chopped spring onions, stirring until vibrantly green. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, turning them over frequently in the pan.

Sprinkle in the sesame seeds, minced garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, chilli flakes, zest of half a lemon and a tablespoon of lemon juice, then stir together. Clamp the lid on the pan and leave it on low heat to simmer for 5 minutes, until mushrooms are soft.

Once the pot of water is boiling, shake in some salt and cook the spaghetti according to the package. If your mushrooms finish cooking before your pasta, just turn off the heat on the pan until the spaghetti is done.

After the pasta is cooked, drain it, leaving some of the pasta water. Add the noodles to the pan of mushrooms, and pour in pasta water to thicken it as needed. Sprinkle with parsley, and enjoy.

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