King prawn linguine is an easy Italian dish made with penne pasta coated in a simple sauce. It’s a light pasta dish, and one the whole family loves. It is perfect for both warm summer evenings and cold winter nights.

King Prawn Linguine

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: linguine, low carb, prawns

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 0

Calories: 927kcal

Author: Liane O’Kane @ LoCarb Kitchen

Equipment

• 1 Large Pan For linguine
• 1 Large, heavy bottom, sauté pan

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lemon grated zest
• 1000 ml water for pasta
• 1 ¼ tsp fine sea salt
• 250 g lower carb linguine pasta
• 4 garlic cloves
• 250 g raw king prawns Diced (keeping a few whole for garnish)
• 40 g crème fraîche
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 30 g pine nuts toasted
• 1 pinch Chilli flakes
• 200 g Chopped tomatoes flesh only
• 50 g freshly grated Parmesan
• 150 ml fish stock
• 1 tsp dried tarragon
• 1/2 Fennel bulb finely diced

Instructions

• Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
  250 g lower carb linguine pasta, 1000 ml water
• In the meantime, add the olive oil and finely chopped fennel. Saute for 2-3 minutes until soft.
  4 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil, 4 garlic cloves
• Add the garlic and sauté the garlic for approx. 90 seconds.
• Add the prawns and cook for approx. 2 minutes until they become pink.
  250 g raw king prawns
• Add crème fraîche, chilli, tarragon, salt, pepper, fish stock and grated lemon peel  and cook for approx. 3 minutes
  1 lemon, 1 ¼ tsp fine sea salt, 40 g crème fraîche, 1 pinch Chilli flakes, 200 g Chopped tomatoes, 1 pinch ground black pepper
• Stir in the parmesan and sprinkle the optional toasted pine nuts.
  50 g freshly grated Parmesan, 30 g pine nuts

Nutrition

Serving: 200g | Calories: 927kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 86g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Sodium: 3817mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 15g | Calcium: 317mg | Iron: 7mg