Eating healthy doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a rich, creamy prawn pasta thanks to this simple, low calorie dish. Perfect for a midweek treat or a cosy Friday night in, this pasta recipe is packed with protein and offers a taste of Italy right from your own kitchen.

Ready in 25 minutes

Serves 2 people

Creamy prawn rigatoni

Ingredients

Rigatoni pasta 250g

Cooked prawns 150g

Prawns raw 100g

Tender stem broccoli 100g

Water

Carrots 80g

Spring onion 35g

Double cream 30ml

Mascarpone 30ml

1 clove garlic 1

Hard cheese 5g

Chopped parsley

Chopped chives

Salt and Pepper

Method

Start by finely dicing all your vegetables onions carrots and crushing garlic, prep the broccoli by trimming into smaller sizes and slicing stalks.
Cook the pasta in boiling water as instructed on the back of your packet.
While your pasta is cooking start by sautéing the carrots for 2-3mins. Then add the onions, garlic and prawns cook for three to four minutes.
Add broccoli and double cream and mascarpone, mix and simmer gently as it slowly thickens, don’t boil.
Add pasta into the sauce, season with salt and pepper. Add chopped chives and chopped parsley.
When desired thickness is achieved serve straight away
Enjoy