Lemon and garlic prawn pasta

This lemon garlic prawn pasta is delicious, fast and packed full of flavour. This dish is perfect for when you want something special in a hurry.

Ingredients

  • 6L boiling water

  • 2 tbsp salt

  • 1 angel hair pasta

    (454g)

  • ⅓ cup olive oil

    (80ml)

  • ⅓ cup butter

    (80g)

  • 12 cloves garlic

    chopped

  • 1 tsp chilli flakes

    optional

  • 500g green prawns

    with tail on

  • 1/2 tsp continental parsley

    chopped

  • ½ cup lemon juice

    (125ml)

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Gluten

Contains Shellfish

Equipment

  • 1 frying pan

Instructions

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Boil water, add salt and pasta and cook for 4 minutes, drain and set aside.
  3. In a frying pan, heat olive oil and butter over medium heat. Add garlic and chilli and fry for 1 minute.
  4. Add prawns to the pan and cook for 2 minutes each side. Add parsley to the pan and stir. Turn off heat and add pasta to the frying pan. Add lemon juice and toss well to coat all of the pasta in the garlic butter. Season well with fresh cracked salt and pepper.

Notes

Tip
If serving this to toddlers, omit the chilli flakes.
Tip
This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot.
Variation
Add a punnet of sliced up grape or cherry tomatoes to give it a fresh flavour and add some vegetables.

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