Spicy prawn pasta recipe
Turn the heat up in the kitchen with this spicy prawn pasta, made with smoky harissa seasoning that will make this a dinner time regular. Full of fresh vegetables to ensure this adds to your 5-a-day, a silky smooth tomato sauce and plenty of tang from lemon juice and salad cheese, plate this dish up in just 25 minutes and enjoy.
See method- Serves 4
- 5 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
- 657 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 red chilli, finely chopped (deseeded if you like)
- 2-3 tsp harissa seasoning, to taste
- 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
- 350g spaghetti
- 1 head of broccoli, cut into florets
- 250g frozen prawns
- 1 lemon, zested and ½ juiced
- Pinch of caster sugar (optional)
- 100g reduced-fat salad cheese, crumbled
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2775kJ 657.0kcal
- Fat
- 13g
- Saturates
- 4g
- Salt
- 2.2g
- Sugars
- 24g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 97.4gProtein 34.8gFibre 12.6g
Method
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onions for 6-8 mins until softened. Stir in the garlic, chilli and 2 tsp harissa and fry for 1 min, then add the tomatoes, rinsing out each tin with 100ml water and adding it to the pan. Simmer for 10-15 mins until just starting to thicken.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to boil and cook the spaghetti to pack instructions, adding the broccoli for the last 4 mins. Drain, reserving 100ml cooking water
- Stir the prawns, lemon zest and a squeeze of juice through the sauce and simmer for 2 mins or until the prawns have defrosted. Season to taste, adding a pinch of sugar to balance the favours, if needed, and another 1 tsp harissa, if you like.
- Add the spaghetti and broccoli to the sauce along with most of the cheese. Toss together well, adding a splash of the reserved pasta water to loosen, if needed. Top with the remaining cheese, a squeeze more lemon juice and extra black pepper to serve.
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