Lemon spaghettini with prawns and calamari
7
Points®
Total time: 15 min • Prep: 5 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Lemon and seafood are a perfect combination and when a part of this pasta dish, it becomes a fabulous 15 minute meal for a sunny summer’s day.
Ingredients
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
Dry pasta
250 g, spaghettini variety
Raw peeled prawns
300 g, peeled, garlic marinated
Calamari or squid, raw
300 g, uncrumbed calamari rings
Dried chilli flakes
1 tsp
Lemon(s)
1 medium, plus extra wedges to serve
Olive oil
2 tsp
Fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tbs, chopped
Lemon(s)
1 medium, wedges to serve
Instructions
1
Fill and boil the kettle. Pour boiling water into a large saucepan and return to the boil over high heat. Cook pasta in boiling salted water, following packet instructions, or until just tender. Drain, reserving ½ cup (125ml) cooking liquid.
2
Meanwhile, lightly spray a large non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over high heat. Cook prawns, calamari and chilli, stirring, for 3–4 minutes or until just cooked through. Grate rind from lemon into frying pan and toss to combine. Season with pepper.
3
Squeeze juice from lemon. Add juice, pasta and reserved cooking liquid to prawn mixture and toss to combine. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with parsley. Serve with lemon wedges.
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