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Garlic and Chilli Prawn Linguine

Linguine tossed with prawns, blistered cherry tomatoes, garlic and chilli in a glossy pan sauce.

Total
25 min
Hands on
20 min
Serves
2
Method
hob
Cuisine
Italian

Per serving · estimated

Energy
670 kcal
Protein
37 g
Fat
22 g
Carbs
79 g
Freshly cooked Garlic and Chilli Prawn Linguine

Method

  1. Step 1 of 11

    Bring a large pot of well-salted water to the boil on the hob.

    • Salt
    stockpot on hob
  2. Step 2 of 11

    Slice the garlic thinly.

    • Garlic
    slice garlic
  3. Step 3 of 11

    Slice the chilli into thin rings.

    • Red chilli
    chop chilli
  4. Step 4 of 11

    Halve the cherry tomatoes.

    • Cherry tomatoes
    halve cherry tomatoes
  5. Step 5 of 11

    Drop the linguine into the boiling water and cook for 9 minutes.

    • Linguine
    9 min
    pasta into boiling water
  6. Step 6 of 11

    Heat the olive oil in a wide frying pan over medium heat, then add the garlic and chilli and cook until fragrant and pale gold.

    • Olive oil
    • Garlic
    • Red chilli
    2 min
    garlic fragrant
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  7. Step 7 of 11

    Add the tomatoes and cook until the skins split and the juices run.

    • Cherry tomatoes
    3 min
    tomatoes blistered
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  8. Step 8 of 11

    Add the prawns and cook, turning once, until pink, curled and cooked through to 63 °C.

    • Raw king prawns, peeled
    63 °C / 145 °F3 minShrimp, lobster, crab and scallops to 63 °C / 145 °F
    prawns pink curled
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  9. Step 9 of 11

    Scoop out a mugful of the starchy pasta water, then drain the pasta.

    • Linguine
    reserve pasta water
  10. Step 10 of 11

    Tip the pasta into the pan with a splash of the reserved water and toss until the sauce clings glossily.

    • Linguine
    emulsion glossy
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  11. Step 11 of 11

    Chop the parsley and stir it through with a good squeeze of lemon, salt and pepper, then serve.

    • Flat-leaf parsley
    • Lemon
    • Salt
    • Black pepper
    chop herbs

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