Spaghetti cake

Name: Spaghetti cake
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 large aubergine (350g); 300g dried wholewheat spaghetti; olive oil; 4 sprigs of fresh oregano; 2 red onions; ½–1 fresh red chilli; 1 x 400g tin of plum tomatoes; 300g cottage cheese; 2 large free-range eggs; 30g Parmesan cheese; 1 lemon; 70g rocket; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Sweet aubergine & tomato

1 hr 30 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

About the recipe

The bonus of choosing wholemeal spaghetti over white is that it can contain more than double the amount of fibre, as well as lots of B vitamins, which keep our metabolic systems healthy.

Super Food Family Classics, p192

nutrition per serving

Calories

25%

Fat

22%

Saturates

29%

Sugars

17%

Salt

15%

Protein

53%

Carbs

26%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Super Food Family Classics

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

1 large aubergine (350g)

300g dried wholewheat spaghetti

olive oil

4 sprigs of fresh oregano

2 red onions

½–1 fresh red chilli

1 x 400g tin of plum tomatoes

300g cottage cheese

2 large free-range eggs

30g Parmesan cheese

1 lemon

70g rocket

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Top Tip

Make this earlier in the day and simply keep in the fridge until you’re ready to bake.

Method

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For the full recipe, head to page 192 of Jamie's cookbook, Super Food Family Classics.

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