Creamy Prawn Pasta
Elevate your weeknight dinner game with this Creamy Prawn Pasta—a luxurious blend of succulent prawns, tender pasta, and a velvety garlic cream sauce that comes together in just 40 minutes. This irresistible dish gets its vibrant flavor from a medley of bold ingredients, including fragrant garlic, tangy white wine, sweet cherry tomatoes, and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes for a subtle kick. The addition of parmesan cheese and heavy cream creates a rich, silky sauce, perfectly balanced by a hint of fresh lemon zest. Tossed with your favorite pasta and finished with fresh parsley, this crowd-pleasing recipe is perfect for date nights or family meals. Serve it with a side of crusty bread to soak up every last drop of the luscious sauce.
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Ingredients
- 300 grams pasta of choice
- 400 grams prawns, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 units garlic cloves, minced
- 150 grams cherry tomatoes, halved
- 200 milliliters heavy cream
- 50 grams parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 100 milliliters white wine
Directions
Step 1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta and set aside.
Step 2
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the minced garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
Step 3
Add the prawns to the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until they are pink and cooked through. Remove the prawns from the skillet and set aside.
Step 4
In the same skillet, add the white wine and let it simmer for 2 minutes, scraping any browned bits from the bottom.
Step 5
Add the cherry tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes until they start to soften.
Step 6
Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the heavy cream, parmesan cheese, lemon zest, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Let the sauce simmer for 3-5 minutes until it thickens slightly.
Step 7
Return the prawns to the skillet and mix them into the sauce.
Step 8
Add the cooked pasta to the skillet; toss to coat with the sauce. If the sauce is too thick, add some reserved pasta cooking water, a tablespoon at a time, until the desired consistency is reached.
Step 9
Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving size | (1258.1g) |
|---|
| Amount per serving | % Daily Value* |
|---|---|
| Calories | 2048.1 |
| Total Fat 114.8g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 55.4g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 2.7g | |
| Cholesterol 1006mg | 0% |
| Sodium 3757.6mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 90.8g | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber 7.4g | 0% |
| Total Sugars 7.5g | |
| Protein 133.8g | 0% |
| Vitamin D 0IU | 0% |
| Calcium 774.7mg | 0% |
| Iron 5.5mg | 0% |
| Potassium 1716.9mg | 0% |
Source of Calories