Piquant Prawn & Chilli Pasta
Spaghetti and prawns in a simple chilli and tomato sauce, this pasta dish is quick, low calorie, and packs a flavour punch.
If you're not a fan of fresh chilli peppers, substitute for sweet red pepper to maintain a bit of crunch and add a little chilli powder or flakes to taste.
This recipe is from our Autumn Slimdown Diet Plan
- Recipe makes: 2 servings
- Prep time:
10 mins - Cook time: 15 mins
- Calories: 415
per serving
Ingredients
- 1 Red Chilli Pepper
- 3 Med Tomatoes
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 150g Spaghetti, Dry
- 20 Sprays/4ml Olive Oil Spray
- 1 Tsp Tomato Puree
- Juice of ½ a Lemon
- 2 Pinches Salt
- 2 Pinches Black Pepper
- 1 Pack/170g King Prawns, Cooked & Peeled
- 2 Tbsps/20g Parmesan Cheese, Grated
Method
- Put a large pan of water on to boil.
- De-seed and finely chop the chilli. De-seed and roughly chop the tomatoes. Peel and crush the garlic.
- Cook the spaghetti as per the pack instructions.
- While the spaghetti is cooking, spray the oil into a non-stick frying pan. Add the tomato, chilli and garlic and saute gently for a couple of minutes.
- Stir in the tomato puree, lemon juice and salt and pepper.
- After about 5 minutes, once the sauce has begun to break down, add the prawns to the pan with the sauce and stir. Continue to cook gently.
- When the spaghetti is ready, use a slotted spoon or tongs to transfer the pasta to the pan with the sauce. (This allows for a little of the cooking water to mix with the sauce). Stir the pasta with the sauce and serve, with grated parmesan on top.
| Calories (kcal) | 415 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 63.0 |
| Fat (g) | 6.3 |
| Protein (g) | 28.3 |
| Fibre (g) | 4.7 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0.0 |
| Fruit & Veg | 2.7 |
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