Pasta with lemon butter prawns

Pasta with lemon butter prawns

Inject a touch of indulgence into your everyday pasta by adding big juicy prawns

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

plus 15 mins to infuse

Method

  1. Melt the butter, then add the zest and infuse for about 15 mins. Add a little of the butter to a pan, then fry the prawns for 2-3 mins.
  2. Meanwhile, boil the tagliatelle according to pack instructions. Drain, return to the pan, then add the butter, prawns and rocket. Toss together, season and serve immediately.
Try

Try it with rice

CREAMY PRAWN RISOTTO Cook the prawns as above. Heat 2 tbsp oil and fry 1 chopped onion until soft. Pour in 300g risotto rice and cook for 1 min, stirring all the time. Pour in 1 large glass wine and stir until absorbed. Add 800ml stock, bring to the boil, stir, cover and cook for 15 mins. Once cooked, stir through the lemon butter and prawns.

Per serving

531 kcalories, protein 20.0g, carbohydrate 68.0g, fat 22.0 g, saturated fat 13.0g, fibre 3.0g, sugar 1.0g, salt 0.65 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2007.

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  • 31 October 2007

    White Jeans rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    The rocket really sets this off well!

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  • 11 January 2008

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  • 01 April 2008

    Petra rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made the risotto with the lemon butter, was perfect!

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  • 11 June 2008

    Meghan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really simple to make and extremely tasty! Definitely making this again!

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  • 23 July 2008

    helbo58 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Super simple and extra tasty - there's never a speck left when we make this one!

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    26 July 2008

    liz rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really simple-but.........YUM!

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  • 05 August 2008

    wj cooking rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really simple to make, surprisingly tasty. I can see this dish becoming a regular in our house.

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  • 15 August 2008

    llwyn-idris commented on this recipe

    Great taste and so easy - good for girly lunch with white wine.

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  • 04 October 2008

    Alicecake rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really yummy and easy to make!

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  • 24 October 2008

    Breezy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Surprisingly tasty - a big hit with hubby. We added a clove of garlic and calamari ... delish!

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  • 24 February 2009

    helsbels commented on this recipe

    I made this last night and my friends loved it - i added some garlic in with the lemon zest and it tasted really good. And i served it with garlic bread just incase we didnt smell of garlic enough!

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  • 16 April 2009

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  • 03 December 2009

    thynk2much rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    So easy and really delicious. Tasted healthy and fresh.

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  • 18 June 2010

    Jason rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very simple ... Very tasty !!!

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  • 24 June 2010

    northernminx rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Not a fan - too much of a buttery taste for my liking :(

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  • 27 July 2010

    sunnysandy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Mmmmm - very nice and very simple!

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  • 03 August 2010

    Lorna commented on this recipe

    This is the best prawn pasta recipe I have made ...simple and fresh! Just about to try it again without rocket as forgot to buy it ...hopefully lots of herbs will help!

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  • 03 August 2010

    Lorna rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    By the way it's a 5*!!

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  • 05 November 2010

    Andy commented on this recipe

    Absolutely scrumptious but so simple, a family favourite now.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

plus 15 mins to infuse

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Per serving

531 kcalories, protein 20.0g, carbohydrate 68.0g, fat 22.0 g, saturated fat 13.0g, fibre 3.0g, sugar 1.0g, salt 0.65 g

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