Zucchini, garlic and vongole spaghetti

Name: Zucchini, garlic and vongole spaghetti
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 58 min
Total time: 1 h 28 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g spaghetti; 1/2 cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil; 5 garlic cloves, sliced; 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes; 5 zucchinis, trimmed, thinly sliced; 1/3 cup (80ml) white wine; 800g clams (vongole), purged; 50g butter; 1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves; Finely grated pecorino, to serve

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:58min

"The slow-cooked caramelised zucchini is perfect with the sweet-and-salty clams. Don't be tempted to speed up the zucchini cooking time. Slow and steady will be rewarded in the end," says Kirsten Jenkins.

Updated at: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:29:14 GMT