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Prawn linguine
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Prawn linguine

Juicy prawns and cherry tomatoes coat linguine in a light garlic and lemon sauce.

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
2
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 200 glinguine
  • 200 graw peeled prawns, deveined
  • 200 gcherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 clovegarlic, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbspolive oil
  • ¼ tspchilli flakes
  • 1lemon, zested and juiced
  • 2 tbspparsley, chopped

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Cook the linguine in boiling water according to the packet instructions. Reserve 150 ml of cooking water before draining.

    12 minutes
  2. 2.

    Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Gently cook the garlic and chilli flakes for 1 minute.

    1 minutes
  3. 3.

    Add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.

    5 minutes
  4. 4.

    Add the prawns and cook for 3–5 minutes, turning them, until pink and opaque throughout.

    5 minutes
  5. 5.

    Toss in the drained linguine, lemon zest, parsley and lemon juice to taste. Add enough reserved cooking water to make a light sauce and serve immediately.

    2 minutes