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Creamy Prawn Pasta Recipe
Enjoy this delicious and creamy Prawn Pasta in less than 20 minutes! Perfect for busy weeknights when you need a quick and easy dish to satisfy your appetite. This recipe delivers big flavors and is fancy enough to impress on a date night or intimate family celebrations.
Cook Time
mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 600 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces spaghetti or fettuccine uncooked
- 8 cups water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 250 grams raw frozen prawns thawed, shelled and deveined
- 4 cloves garlic sliced thinly
- ½ cup shiitake mushroom sliced thinly
- 250 ml heavy cream or all-purpose cream
- ¼ -½ cup pasta water
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring 8 cups of water into a rolling boil over high heat. Add salt. Add the spaghetti noodles and cook until al dente. Reserve ½ cup of the pasta water and discard the rest. (drizzle some oil to the pasta if they are too sticky).
- In a large skillet, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add the prawns in a single layer. Sprinkle some salt and pepper over the prawns and cook turning it once until both sides are cooked, about 2 minutes each side. Remove from heat to a bowl so not to overcook.
- Add the garlic and saute just antil soft and aromatic. Stir in the shiitake mushrooms and cook for a minute. Add ¼ -½ cup pasta water and simmer for a minute or two.
- Pour in the heavy cream and add the grated parmesan. Bring to a gentle simmer but do not let it boil.
- Turn off the heat and add the cooked pasta and prawns. Add the chopped parsley and toss until noodles are fully coated with sauce.
- Transfer to serving plates and sprinkle with more grated parmesan and parsley as desired.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
600kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
47g
(16%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
191mg
(64%)
Sodium
2000mg
(83%)
Potassium
468mg
(13%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1239IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
197mg
(20%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 600
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 600kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 47g | 16% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 191mg | 64% |
| Sodium | 2000mg | 83% |
| Potassium | 468mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1239IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 197mg | 20% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.