Prawn Alfredo Pasta
20-Minute Prawn Alfredo Pasta, a delicious dinner recipe that is ridiculously easy to make with just a few simple ingredients. This dish is the perfect comfort food no matter the season, it's creamy, garlicky, bursting with flavour, and it leaves you full and happy.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 369kcal
Ingredients
- 180 g spaghetti (6 oz)
- 300 g raw king prawns (10 oz)
- 125 ml double / heavy cream (½ cup)
- 3 cloves of garlic
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 30 g butter (2 tbsp)
Instructions
- Cook the spaghetti according to the packet instructions.
- When it's cooked, reserve two tablespoons of water, then drain the rest, but don't rinse the pasta.
- Melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat, add the prawns, season them with salt and pepper, and add the chopped garlic.
- Cook the prawns on both sides until they turn pink.
- Remove the prawns from the pan, add the two tablespoons of water and the cream, and bring to a boil.
- Add the pasta to the pan, together with the parmesan, cooked prawns, and season with salt and pepper.
- Toss well to combine all the ingredients.
- Garnish with freshly-chopped parsley.
- Serve hot.
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Notes
- You can season the shrimp before adding it to the pan, some garlic granules or a bit of chilli are a nice choice, but otherwise, just salt and pepper will do.
- I don't usually cook with wine, but if you do, you can add a splash of white whine to the pan before adding the cream, although the dish is absolutely beautiful without it too.
- The parmesan gives a nice flavour, and cuts the richness of the cream and butter, so you use it. If you don't have parmesan, choose any other strong-flavoured hard cheese, for that extra sharpness.
Nutrition
Calories: 369kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 197mg | Sodium: 597mg | Potassium: 109mg | Vitamin A: 1595IU | Vitamin C: 7.8mg | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 0.9mg