Creamy lemon garlic prawn pasta
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Creamy lemon garlic prawn pasta is so easy but such a showstopper recipe. The sauce and pasta are cooked at the same time for minimum effort. Just delicious!
CourseMain Course, Pasta
Prep Time10minutes minutes
Cook Time20minutes minutes
Total Time30minutes minutes
Servings4 -6
Calories406kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g/1lb tagliatelle or pasta of your choice
For the Creamy lemon garlic prawn pasta sauce
- 3 tbsp butter
- 500 g prawns deveined and shelled
- 4 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 cup/250ml cream
- 2-3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- handful fresh parsley finely chopped
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain and reserve 1 cup of cooking water.
- In the meantime, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet/frying pan and cook the prawns in batches until golden brown and opaque. Season the prawns to taste.
- Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add the remaining butter and garlic and cook for a few seconds, until the garlic is fragrant then pour in the cream, lemon juice (start with 2 tablespoons and add more if you wish), parsley and season to taste.
- Allow to simmer over gentle heat until the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Add the prawn back in and adjust seasoning.
- Add the pasta and a little of the cooking water and toss until the pasta is coated in the sauce.
- Serve with lemon wedges and chopped parsley.
Nutrition
Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 210mg | Sodium: 695mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 3mg
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