Garlic prawn and chilli spaghetti

Sweet prawns, lots of garlic, chilli and cherry tomatoes, tossed through spaghetti with a squeeze of lemon.

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Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
Garlic prawn and chilli spaghetti

Method

  1. 01

    Cook the spaghetti in plenty of salted boiling water for 10 minutes, or until al dente.

  2. 02

    While it cooks, heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and chilli and cook for 1 minute until the garlic is just golden.

  3. 03

    Turn up the heat, add the prawns and cook for 2 minutes until they turn pink. Add the tomatoes and wine and bubble for 3 minutes.

  4. 04

    Drain the pasta, keeping a mug of the water, and add it to the pan with the lemon zest and juice.

  5. 05

    Toss well, loosening with pasta water, then season and scatter with parsley.

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