Prawn orecchiette with basil & prawn butter

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• Alex

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  Very nice, impressive starter for dinner party.

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• louisep8260

  24 August 2009

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  Very tasty and really easy and quick, I made this for a dinner party I forgot to add lemon but it still tasted great, served with a sprinkling of fresh grated parmesan

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  easy and delicious!

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• Jo Hayes

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  Incredibly easy and works with frozen prawns :)

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Ingredients

• 150g orecchiette
• 50g butter
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 150g peeled raw king prawns
• a few handful basil leaves , shredded
• a squeeze lemon juice

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Serves 2

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Ready in 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 150g orecchiette
• 50g butter
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 150g peeled raw king prawns
• a few handful basil leaves , shredded
• a squeeze lemon juice

Per serving

508 kcalories, protein 22.7g, carbohydrate 57.6g, fat 22.4 g, saturated fat 13.3g, fibre 2.5g, salt 0.79 g

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