Lemony Prawn Spaghetti with Crunchy Topping

Name: Lemony Prawn Spaghetti with Crunchy Topping
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 350 g Diamond spaghetti; 300 g Sea Cuisine Prawns Raw Cutlets (defrosted); 1 head broccoli (roughly chopped); 2 cloves garlic (crushed); 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 75 ml Tatua crème fraiche; ½ lemon (zested rind and juice); flat leaf parsley (finely chopped); Crunchy garlic panko crumbs (to serve)

Spaghetti with prawns and broccoli and brown crumbs on top.

This creamy and easy prawn spaghetti recipe with flavourful crunch topping makes a tasty weeknight meal.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Italian, New Zealand

Servings people

Ingredients

350 g Diamond spaghetti
300 g Sea Cuisine Prawns Raw Cutlets defrosted
1 head broccoli roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 tsp Dijon mustard
75 ml Tatua crème fraiche
½ lemon zested rind and juice
flat leaf parsley finely chopped
Crunchy garlic panko crumbs to serve

Instructions

Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling salted water as per the packet instructions. Add the chopped broccoli to the pan for the final 4 minutes.
Fry the crushed garlic for 30 seconds. Add the defrosted prawns and fry for a few minutes, until just pink. Add 4 tbsp of the pasta cooking water and the Dijon mustard, stirring to coat the prawns.
Reduce heat to low, add the crème fraiche and stir to form a smooth sauce. Add the chopped flat leaf parsley and the lemon rind and zest .
Once the pasta is cooked, add to the pan with the prawns and toss until evenly coated. Top with Crunchy Garlic Panko Crumbs to serve.