Lemon and chilli prawn pasta

  • serveServes 4
  • prepPrep time: 5 minutes
  • cookCooking time: 12 minutes

Calories per serve: 266 Macro nutrients per serve:

  • – Carbs 24g
  • – Fat 8g
  • – Protein 23g

Ingredients

  • 4 Lemons (3 juiced and 1 for garnish)
  • 1 tablespoon organic clarified butter
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 zucchini
  • 1 green capsicum
  • 5 mushrooms
  • 1 punnet of cherry tomatoes
  • 120 grams baby spinach leaves
  • 1-2 fresh birdseye chilli (to taste)
  • 360 grams cooked peeled prawns
  • 250 grams spaghetti (optional)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Parmesan cheese (optional)

Method

  • STEP 1– Bring water to boil in a medium saucepan, place spaghetti in saucepan, cook for 12 minutes
  • STEP 2– In a medium bowl, marinate the prawns in lemon juice with salt and pepper
  • STEP 3– Dice onion, garlic, chilli, and capsicum
  • STEP 4– Peel zucchini in slices with a peeler
  • STEP 5– Cut cherry tomatoes in half and slice mushrooms
  • STEP 6– Heat a medium size frying pan and add 1 tablespoon organic clarified butter
  • STEP 7– Place onion in frying pan and cook for 30 seconds, then add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds
  • STEP 8– Add capsicum, mushrooms and tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes
  • STEP 9– Add sliced zucchini cook for 1 minute
  • STEP 10– Add cooked spaghetti to frying pan and toss through for 30 seconds (this is optional, you can just use extra zucchini slices
  • STEP 11– Add diced chilli and spinach leaves and toss through for 1 minute or until spinach has wilted
  • STEP 12– Add a small handful of fresh parsley and toss through dish and remove from heat
  • STEP 13– Garnish with lemon, parsley, and parmesan cheese (to taste)