Prawn spaghetti with tomato, chilli and basil

20 minutes is all it takes to make this mean midweek pasta dish, flavored with all the good things: white wine, butter, olive oil and prawns  

                                                                

Author: NITU VERMA

                  

Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time:08 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes 

Yield: 4
Category: main coures
Method:   Cooking

Ingredients

olive oil 1 tbsp

garlic 1 clove, crushed

dried chilli flakes ½ tsp

baby plum tomatoes 150g

white wine 150ml

spaghetti 200g

basil a handful of leaves

raw peeled prawns 225g

butter a generous knob

Method

• STEP 1
  Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the garlic and chilli flakes, and cook gently for 2-3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes or until they start to soften. Tip in the wine and simmer for 5 minutes.
• STEP 2
  Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water until just tender then drain, reserving a cup of water.
• STEP 3
  
  
  Stir the basil and the prawns into the tomatoes, season well, and cook until the prawns turn pink. Stir in the butter and spaghetti with a splash of the cooking water to loosen the sauce, toss and serve.