Garlic Pasta with Prawns Recipe
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Garlic Pasta with Prawns

By: FAIRUZAH 
"This is a nice change from regular old pasta with tomato sauce. You can serve a large portion as a main dish, or I've even used this as my 'salad' at dinner parties. Really simple!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (35)

What to Drink?
Wine Chardonnay
Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces fusilli (spiral) pasta
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 8 tiger prawns, peeled and deveined
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain, then return to pot.
  2. Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic for 5 minutes. Toss in prawns, and cook for 5 minutes on each side. Remove prawns, and set aside. Remove garlic slices, and discard.
  3. Pour oil over pasta in pot, and toss to evenly coat. Sprinkle 3/4 of the Parmesan cheese onto pasta, and stir until evenly distributed. Transfer to serving dish. Arrange prawns on top, then sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and parsley.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 896 | Total Fat: 49.2g | Cholesterol: 89mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2003 by ATOMICLUSH   view full review
Oh my goodness! This is the easiest and tastiest shrimp scampi type pasta I've ever had! I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2006 by Natalie   view full review
Mmmmmmm yummy! Instead of using 8oz pasta I used a full pound of thin spaghetti. I made the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 1, 2007 by ANNARI   view full review
Really good; I agree with using less oil (4 tablespoons are enough). I added one diced avocado...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2006 by VORCHA   view full review
I cut the oil to a third, and added 1 tablespoon of butter (less likely to burn and enhances...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2009 by Elizabeth   view full review
Awesome better then i had expected! although i did make some alterations, only used 4 tbls of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2007 by MommaB6   view full review
I thought this recipe was pretty good.. My husband didnt like the flavor with the olive oil. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2005 by SKYGRETCH   view full review
WOW! This was REALLY good! I only used 4 TBSP of oil, per another review, and I was glad I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2006 by Chelsey Wolnowski   view full review
I didn't use prawns in this recipe. I just wanted a nice flavourful, seasoned pasta recipe,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 5, 2005 by BELINDA   view full review
My whole family loved this and I found it very easy to prepare. I did however halve the amount...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2006 by lunareclipse   view full review
this was excellent - didn't change a thing (except i used huge raw prawns and left the heads...

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