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Garlic + Chili Prawn Tagliatelle

January 26, 2015

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I always have this idea in my head that Friday night dinners should be something a little fancier and more indulgent than the usual midweek meal. Growing up I always looked forward to Fridays because I knew I’d be getting something really good for dinner, and I’ve taken that mentality forward with my own cooking. It’s like a reward for making it through the week, right?

Last Friday I found myself home alone and wondering what to cook. I didn’t fancy making anything complicated just for myself but still fancied something more exciting than the previous nights leftovers! After a quick scour of my fridge I cooked up this garlic + chili prawn tagliatelle and promptly felt pretty damn pleased with myself.

From start to finish this dish only takes about 15 minutes. Despite being really quick and easy to whip up it still feels like a pretty sophisticated and indulgent meal, and it’s easy to scale up or down for any number of people. Ricky isn’t a fan of either chili or prawns (crazy guy!) so this garlic + chili prawn tagliatelle was a great excuse for me to enjoy both whilst he was away. The chili adds a nice kick to an otherwise relatively simple dish and makes it that little bit more exciting!

Do you always fancy something special on a Friday night? What do you like to make when you’re cooking for one?

Garlic + Chili Prawn Tagliatelle

Yield: 2 servings

Garlic + Chili Prawn Tagliatelle

Ingredients

  • 180g tagliatelle
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 red chili, finely chopped
  • 150ml white wine
  • 200g cream cheese
  • 200g cooked king prawns
  • handful cherry tomatoes
  • handful fresh basil, finely chopped

Instructions

  1. Add the pasta to a pot of boiling water and return to the boil. Allow to simmer for 10-12 minutes until tagliatelle is al dente.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the garlic and chili and cook over a medium heat, stirring continually. Add the wine and allow to reduce by half.
  3. Stir in the cream cheese, prawns and cherry tomatoes. Stir for a few minutes until the prawns have heated through.
  4. Add the cooked tagliatelle to the frying pan and toss to mix. Divide between two past bowls and top with fresh basil.
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Roasted Cauliflower Salad

January 22, 2015

Roasted Cauliflower Salad

This salad right here has been an absolute revelation to me. I’m a big cauliflower fan (gimme aaaall the cauliflower cheese) but I’ve never tried cooking it like this before. If you haven’t either, give this roasted cauliflower salad a go! There are two key steps to making this warm salad super satisfying. Firstly, blitzing the cauliflower + broccoli into tiny little bits gives it a Read Post

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Nutella Frosted Coffee Cake

January 19, 2015

Nutella Frosted Coffee Cake

Uuh guys, can we just take a minute to appreciate the beauty of nutella frosting!? I can’t believe it’s taken me until now to make it, but this nutella frosted coffee cake is honestly incredible. Saturday was Ricky’s birthday so obviously I couldn’t let that pass without baking a ridiculously indulgent cake. His only request was that said cake involved nutella. Yep, that’s a request Read Post

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Tagged With: vegetarian

Mustard Herb Crusted Salmon

January 15, 2015

Mustard Herb Crusted Salmon

This mustard herb crusted salmon was a quick one I rustled up for dinner a couple of nights ago. I had a couple of salmon fillets in the fridge and fancied something a little more exciting than our usual plain grilled salmon. The herby topping was made in about two minutes with a few ingredients I had to hand whizzed together in my processor. And Read Post

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Roast Parsnip Parmesan Soup

January 12, 2015

Roast Parsnip Parmesan Soup

This past weekend has been cold, windy and wet so a big bowl of this roast parsnip parmesan soup was the perfect way to warm up! Honey roast parsnips are one of my favourite foods ever but since I pretty much ate my weight in them over Christmas I thought I’d share a slightly different version of them. The parmesan in this recipe was a bit of Read Post

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Mexican Chilli Quinoa Bake

January 5, 2015

Mexican Chilli Quinoa Bake

I have a confession to make. Actually, two confessions: 1) I concocted this whole mexican chilli quinoa bake recipe purely so I could show off my beautiful new Le Creuset dish which was taking pride of place in front of the fireplace on Christmas morning. You know you’re getting old when cookware is your most exciting present 😉 2) I used a sachet of spice Read Post

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