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Garlic Pasta with Prawns

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"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!"
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This recipe has been rated 33 times with an average star rating of 4.1
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PREP TIME  5 Min
COOK TIME  15 Min
READY IN  20 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 8 ounces fusili (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

What to Drink?
Wine Chardonnay

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.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.12 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2003 by ATOMICLUSH 
Oh my goodness! This is the easiest and tastiest shrimp scampi type pasta I've ever had! I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.12 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2006 by Natalie 
Mmmmmmm yummy! Instead of using 8oz pasta I used a full pound of thin spaghetti. I made the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.12 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 1, 2007 by ANNARI 
Really good; I agree with using less oil (4 tablespoons are enough). I added one diced avocado... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.12 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2006 by VORCHA 
I cut the oil to a third, and added 1 tablespoon of butter (less likely to burn and enhances... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.12 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2007 by MommaB6 
I thought this recipe was pretty good.. My husband didnt like the flavor with the olive oil. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.12 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2006 by Chelsey Wolnowski 
I didn't use prawns in this recipe. I just wanted a nice flavourful, seasoned pasta recipe,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.12 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 5, 2005 by BELINDA 
My whole family loved this and I found it very easy to prepare. I did however halve the amount... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.12 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2005 by SKYGRETCH 
WOW! This was REALLY good! I only used 4 TBSP of oil, per another review, and I was glad I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.12 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 1, 2007 by PATZ2 
Nice recipe but 5 minutes on each side of far too long. 3 maybe! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.12 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2006 by lunareclipse 
this was excellent - didn't change a thing (except i used huge raw prawns and left the heads... MORE

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Nutritional Information
Garlic Pasta with Prawns

Servings Per Recipe: 2

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 810

  • Total Fat: 43.5g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
  • Sodium: 7mg
  • Total Carbs: 83.1g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 3.9g
  • Protein: 24.5g

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