Name: Prawn spaghetti pasta with chilli, capers and tomato
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 375 gram spaghetti; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 500 gram uncooked large prawns, peeled, deveined, halved lengthways; 1 onion, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced; 5 long red chillies, seeded, diced; 2 tablespoon capers; 4 tomatoes, peeled, diced; 1 teaspoon lemon rind, finely grated; 1/3 cup parsley leaves, coarsely chopped; crusty bread, lemon wedges to serve

Prawn spaghetti pasta with chilli, capers and tomato

Dinner doesn't get much easier than this! This prawn spaghetti recipe contains all the classic elements of a good pasta - garlic, tomatoes, chillies and salty capers. Serve for a simple yet sophisticated meal

Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

15M

Total

35M

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Ingredients

375 gram spaghetti

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

500 gram uncooked large prawns, peeled, deveined, halved lengthways

1 onion, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, finely sliced

5 long red chillies, seeded, diced

2 tablespoon capers

4 tomatoes, peeled, diced

1 teaspoon lemon rind, finely grated

1/3 cup parsley leaves, coarsely chopped

crusty bread, lemon wedges to serve

Method

1.In a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, cook pasta following packet instructions. Drain. Return to pan and set aside.

2.In a large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil on high. Cook prawns for 2 minutes until cooked through. Set aside and keep warm.

3.In the same pan, heat remaining oil on low. Sauté onion, garlic, chilli and capers for 10 minutes until lightly golden.

4.Stir tomatoes, lemon rind and parsley through. Return prawns to pan. Cook on medium for 1-2 minutes until warmed through. Season. Toss spaghetti through. Accompany with crusty bread and lemon wedges.