Chilli prawn pasta
9
Points®
Total time: 45 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 35 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This easy seafood pasta is a rapturous mix of spice and seafood fit for royalty.
Ingredients
Roasted capsicum, not in oil
65 g
Dry pasta
240 g, (dried fettuccine)
Olive oil
1 tbs
Raw peeled prawns
400 g, tails intact
Red onion
1 medium, finely chopped
Fresh red chilli
1 whole, thinly sliced
Garlic
1 clove(s), crushed
Canned diced tomatoes
400 g
Black olives, drained
75 g, pitted
Fresh basil
¼ cup(s), leaves
Instructions
1
Cook fettuccine pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water following packet instructions, or until just tender, then drain well.
2
Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add prawns in batches and cook for 2–3 minutes each side or until completely cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside.
3
Heat remaining oil in same pan over medium heat. Add onion, chilli and garlic and cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes or until softened. Add pepper strips and tomatoes and simmer for 10–15 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Return prawns to pan, along with olives and pasta, and cook for a further 2–3 minutes or until heated. Divide pasta among four serving bowls and serve topped with fresh basil.
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