Creamy Tomato Garlic Prawns
Create this amazing spaghetti recipe in just 20 minutes! Creamy tomato garlic prawns is a quick and easy flavourful dinner in minutes.
Ingredients
- 300 g dry weight spaghetti, regular or gluten-free
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 tablespoons butter, or olive oil
- 9 cloves garlic, crushed
- 500 g raw large prawns, fully peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1.5 teaspoon salt, divided
- 700 g passata or marinara sauce
- 2 teaspoon chicken stock powder
- 3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
- 1.5 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
- 1 cup milk or cream
- grated parmesan, optional to serve
- extra fresh chopped parsley, optional to serve
Instructions
- Cook pasta al dente according to package instructions. Drain and set aside. (While pasta is boiling, prepare shrimp sauce.)
- Heat the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and fry until transparent. Stir in the garlic and fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Quickly add in the sauce, stock powder, parsley, pepper and remaining salt. Allow the sauce to heat through for another minute before adding the milk (or cream). Continue cooking for a further minute or until the prawns are cooked through.
- Add in the prawns with the basil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Sauté shrimp for 2 minutes on one side then flip and continue to sauté on the other side for a further minute.
- Once the pasta is cooked and drained, stir it through the creamy tomato sauce, toss until combined. Season with extra salt if desired.
- Serve immediately with the optional parsley and/or parmesan sprinkled on top.