Creamy Shrimp Pasta
Also known as Prawn Pasta · Non-veg · One-pot meals, Noodles & Pasta
Good for: Party
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A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Creamy shrimp pasta: spaghetti and butter-cooked prawns in a garlic, cream and cheese sauce with lemon. Mild, serves 4, about 35 minutes, step-by-step video.
Ingredients
16 itemsWaterAs Needed
Salt2.5 tsp
Olive OilAs Needed
Black Pepper Powder½ tsp
Red Chilli Powder0.50 tsp
Butter1 tbsp
Garlic2 tbsp
Onion0.50 cup
Fresh Cream0.50 cup
Reserved Pasta Water1 cup
Cheese0.50 cup
Lemon Zest1
Lemon Juice1 tbsp
Prawns250 grams
Spaghetti200 grams
Contains: milk, wheat, shellfish.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 479kcal | 1916kcal |
| Protein | 24g | 96g |
| Carbohydrate | 44g | 174g |
| Fat | 23g | 93g |
| Fibre | 2.7g | 11g |
| Sugar | 3.5g | 14g |
Cookd masalas for prawns
Method
- 1
To cook the pasta, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season with salt and add the pasta. Cook for 7-9 minutes or according to package instructions. The pasta should be soft but not mushy. Reserve 1 cup of the water for later use.
WaterSaltOlive OilSpaghetti
- 2
In a bowl, mix the shrimp with salt, pepper and chilli powder.
SaltBlack Pepper PowderRed Chilli PowderPrawns
- 3
Heat oil and butter in a pan. Add the shrimp to the pan and cook for 4 minutes.
Olive OilButter
- 4
Remove the shrimp from the pan. Add in onion and garlic. Saute until the onion turns translucent. Season with salt and pepper.
GarlicOnionSaltBlack Pepper Powder
- 5
Add cream and cheese. Add the reserved pasta water. Mix continuously until combined.
Fresh CreamReserved Pasta WaterCheese
- 6
Add the pasta to the sauce along with the water and the cooked shrimp. Add lemon zest and lemon juice and mix well.
Lemon ZestLemon Juice
Before you start
- How long does Creamy Shrimp Pasta take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 25 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Creamy Shrimp Pasta serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Creamy Shrimp Pasta vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Creamy Shrimp Pasta spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Creamy Shrimp Pasta?
- 250 grams Prawns, 0.50 cup Fresh Cream, 200 grams Spaghetti, 1 cup Reserved Pasta Water, 0.50 cup Onion, 0.50 cup Cheese, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Creamy Shrimp Pasta?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Creamy Shrimp Pasta?
- About 479 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- C
A Cookd cookMarch 2022
I tried it and no one in my family liked it. The reason is lemon zest. I think we didn’t like the flavor of the lemon zest.
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