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Chilli Prawn Linguine Recipe

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This Chilli Prawn Linguine recipe, with only 333 calories but 28g of protein per serving, is an easy to make, delicious dish. Quick to make and packed full of nutrients, it's the perfect choice if you want to add something a little more exciting to your weekly meal prep.

Packed with tasty fresh ingredients, our Chilli Prawn Linguine recipe is a lighter, lower-calorie dish packed with lots of flavour. It has less than 350 calories but is still loaded with 28g protein per serving.

Taking less than 30 minutes from prep to plate, this prawn pasta dish is also a quick and easy choice for weeknight speedy dinners, that can double-up as meal prep for the next day.

Serves: 2

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 15 mins

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 medium courgette

  • 150g linguine pasta, dry

  • 1 shallot, diced

  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

  • ½ tsp chilli flakes

  • 4 sundried tomatoes, diced

  • 250g cherry tomatoes, halved

  • 20g baby spinach

  • 160g raw king prawns

  • ½ lemon, juiced

  • 20g parmesan

  • Fresh basil, to serve

  • Low-calorie oil spray

METHOD:

  1. Peel the courgette into ribbons using a spiralizer or julienne peeler.

  2. Boil a pan of water and cook pasta as per packet instructions.

  3. While the pasta cooks, heat a large pan with low-calorie oil spray.

  4. Fry onions for 5 minutes until soft and golden, then add garlic and chilli and fry off for 1 more minute.

  5. Add sundried tomatoes and fry off for 1 minute.

  6. Add cherry tomatoes, reduce the heat to low and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until they start to break down to create the pasta sauce.

  7. Add 3-4 tbsp of pasta water to the pan and mix well. Then add spinach and prawns and fry off until cooked through.

  8. Add parmesan and combine.

  9. Drop courgette ribbons in the pasta water for the final 30 seconds and then drain before adding to the prawns and sauce mixture.

  10. Combine and then season to taste.

Top Tip: This recipe is great for meal prep and can be saved in the fridge for up to 3 days. After cooking, leave the dish to cool completely before refrigerating. When you’re ready to eat, reheat in microwave until piping hot.

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