Creamy Prawn Alfredo Pasta
Author:
Annabelle Cooper
Category
Dinner,Fish,Lunch,Pescatarian,Starter
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
4
10 mins
15 mins
25 mins
Ingredients
- 1 lb raw shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 lb dry linguine pasta
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 red chili (mild) or Habanero (intense) finely diced (optional)⠀
- 1 tsp sea salt or to taste⠀
- ½ tsp pepper or to taste⠀
- 6 cups milk
- ½ cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese⠀
-
fresh chopped basil to garnish
Directions
What are we cooking today
Creamy Prawn Alfredo Pasta is a visual and flavoursome dish and the key to this crowd pleaser, is to ensure the pastas is cooked al dente.
Getting started
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.⠀
Add garlic and chilli, and sauté for about 1 minute, until just fragrant.⠀
Stir in the prawns and cook until pink, about 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper (to taste), then remove from the pan and set aside.⠀
Pour the milk into the empty saucepan, reduce the heat and bring it to a gentle simmer.
Stir in the pasta and cook (on low heat), while stirring occasionally, until it gets to al dente (about 7-9 minutes).
Place the lid on the pan, but remember to give it a stir every 2-3 minutes.⠀
Return the shrimps to the pan and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, then mix to combine.
Serve immediately with fresh ground pepper and chopped basil.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 4
- per serving
- Calories
- 747
- Total Fat
- 13.7 grams
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 246 grams
- 82%
- Sodium
- 1068 milligrams
- 47%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 105.6 grams
- 39%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4.4 grams
- 16%
- Total Sugars
- 19.2 grams
- Protein
- 54.8 grams
- Calcium
- 46 milligrams
- 4%
- Iron
- 22 milligrams
- 123%
- Potassium
- 276 milligrams
- 6%
- Vitamin D
- 9 micrograms
- 45%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
