Pasta with prawns & rocket
Servings: 4
Calories: 608kcal
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A quick and delicious pasta dish with Prawn and rocket! So good
Ingredients
- 455 g Dried spaghetti or tagliatelle
- 400 g peeled raw prawns
- Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
- Extra virgin olive oil 3 good glugs
- 2 cloves of garlic peeled & finely chopped
- 1 - 2 red chillies chopped use to your taste
- 1 small glass of white wine
- 2 heaped tablespoons of sun-dried tomato purée
- Zest & juice of 1 lemon
- 2 handfuls of rocket roughly chopped
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to packet instructions.
- Meanwhile heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and add the chilli & garlic.
- As the garlic starts to colour add the prawns & fry for a minute then add the wine & tomato purée & simmer for a few minutes.
- When the pasta is cooked, drain ( reserve a little of the cooking liquid) & toss the pasta in the sauce, add the lemon juice, half the rocket & loosen with a little of the reserved cooking water if need be.
- Season to taste & sprinkle with the remaining rocket & lemon zest.
- Delicious with a glass (or two) of crisp dry white wine!
Notes
*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Pasta with prawns & rocket
Amount per Serving
Calories
608
% Daily Value*
Fat
10
g
15
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
5
g
Cholesterol
126
mg
42
%
Sodium
585
mg
25
%
Potassium
602
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
91
g
30
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
6
g
7
%
Protein
30
g
60
%
Vitamin A
1097
IU
22
%
Vitamin C
53
mg
64
%
Calcium
129
mg
13
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.