
Tomato Mascarpone Prawn Pasta
Creamy and delicious prawn pasta.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Prawns, shrimp, tomato mascarpone
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 200 g pasta
- 200 g raw king prawns
- 1 onion diced
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp chilli paste
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 100 g mascarpone
- 25 g parmesan grated, plus extra to serve
- 10 g parsley chopped
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in salted boiling water. Reserve a mug of pasta water, then drain.
- Heat some cooking oil in a pan. Season the prawns and cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side until pink. Remove to a plate.
- Add the onion to the pan and cook for 5 to 6 minutes until soft.
- Stir in the garlic paste, chilli paste, and tomato paste and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the chopped tomatoes. Season and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Stir in the mascarpone until smooth.
- Add the pasta, parmesan, and a splash of pasta water. Toss to coat.
- Add the prawns back to the pan and warm through.
- Stir through the parsley and finish with black pepper.