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Garlic and Chilli Prawn Linguine
Linguine tossed with quick-fried prawns, garlic, chilli and blistered cherry tomatoes.
- Total
- 25 min
- Hands on
- 20 min
- Serves
- 4
- Method
- hob
- Cuisine
- Italian
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 555 kcal
- Protein
- 30 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 68 g

Method
Step 1 of 12
Bring a large pot of well-salted water to the boil.
Salt

Step 2 of 12
Add the linguine and cook until al dente, about 9 minutes.
Linguine

Step 3 of 12
Meanwhile, finely mince the garlic.
Garlic

Step 4 of 12
Slice the chilli into thin rings.
Red chilli

Step 5 of 12
Halve the cherry tomatoes and roughly chop the parsley.
Cherry tomatoes
Flat-leaf parsley

Step 6 of 12
Heat the olive oil in a wide frying pan over medium heat.
Olive oil

Step 7 of 12
Fry the garlic and chilli for 30 seconds until fragrant but not browned.
Garlic
Red chilli

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 8 of 12
Add the prawns and fry for 3-4 minutes until pink, opaque and cooked to 63 °C.
Raw king prawns, peeled

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 9 of 12
Stir in the tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes until the skins split.
Cherry tomatoes

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 10 of 12
Scoop out a mugful of pasta water, then drain the pasta.
Linguine

Step 11 of 12
Toss the pasta into the pan with the butter, lemon juice and a splash of pasta water until glossy.
Linguine
Butter
Lemon

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 12 of 12
Stir through the parsley, season with salt and pepper and serve.
Flat-leaf parsley
Salt
Black pepper
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