Marry Me Shrimp Pasta

4 standard portions

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Ingredients

• 200 g king prawns, peeled and raw
• 75 g sun-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 400 g pasta of choice
• 75 g cavoli nero, destemmed and chopped
• 300 ml single cream
• 70 g parmesan or pecorino, finely grated
• Juice of half a lemon
• Fresh Basil, torn to serve
• 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato oil
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• Optional red pepper flakes

Method

1. Start by coating the prawns in 1 tsp smoked paprika. Preheat your pan over a high heat, then add the sun-dried tomato oil and prawns. Season with salt and fry the prawns for 1 minute on each side.
2. Set aside and reduce the heat to low/medium. Add the onion, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic into the pan. Cook for around 6 minutes, seasoning with salt, pepper and optional red pepper flakes.
3. During this time, add your pasta to heavily salted boiling water. Setting the timer to the packet time minus 2 minutes.
4. Add the remaining smoked paprika and the cayenne pepper, cook for a minute before adding the cream and cavolo nero. Stir to combine and heat over medium/low.
5. Transfer the al dente pasta into the sauce along with the prawns and a ladle or two of pasta water. Stir to combine and add half of the parmesan and lemon juice.
6. Once the sauce has thickened and is coating the pasta nicely, serve in bowls and top with the remaining parmesan, fresh basil and extra crack of black pepper. Enjoy!