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Creamy Prawn Zucchini Pasta

 
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Ingredients

  • A spiralizer and 3 zucchinis

  • ½ – ¾ kg of Australian prawns (raw)

  • Basil pesto

  • ¾ cup of cream

  • Salt and pepper to taste

  • Butter for frying prawns and zucchini (2 tbls for each)

  • 2 tbls butter for cream sauce

  • 1 cup grated tasty or mozzarella cheese

  • 4 tbs olive oil

Method

  1. Ensure that prawns are patted dry before cooking

  2. Heat oil and fry prawns until cooked (don’t over-cook them)

  3. In a small saucepan melt the butter, add the cream and stir until well combined, add grated cheese stir for around 2 min until it begins to thicken.

  4. Add the cream to the cooked prawns

  5. Add about 1-2 tbs pesto to the prawns and stir to combine (this will depend on how strong you want the flavour, try 1 tbsp., taste it and add more if need be)

  6. Add salt and pepper to taste

Zucchini pasta

  1. Using the spiralizer, make the 3 – 4 zucchini into spirals

  2. Heat about 2 tablespoons of butter in a fry pan

  3. Put the zucchini in and coat with butter

  4. Add salt and pepper to taste

  5. Cook for a couple of minutes

Serve zucchini pasta topped with the creamy prawn sauce

 
siobhan condon