This is another of our member Dianne’s fabulous recipes. The original had quite a lot of pasta, making it quite calorific, so I tweaked the pasta quantities and got it down to a reasonable 468 calories! This goes to show that you can still eat whatever you like, you just need to tweak the portion sizes.
The recipe sounds absolutely delicious, and I will most definitely be giving it a go. It contains all of my favourite ingredients, prawns, cherry tomatoes, pasta, pesto and broccoli… Enjoy!!
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Broccoli Pesto with Prawns, Cherry Tomatoes and Linguine
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Deliciously quick pasta dish
Ingredients
240g dried linguine
300g cooked, peeled jumbo prawns
350g broccoli florets
Small pack (or pick if you grow) fresh basil, leaves chopped, reserving a few whole leaves to serve
120g fresh Parmesan or pecorino cheese, finely grated
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 tsp dried red chilli flakes
1 tbsp lemon juice
75ml vegetable stock
200g cherry tomatoes, halved.
Instructions
- Cook the linguine as per the packet instructions, adding the prawns to the water at the final minute of cooking. Meanwhile, boil the broccoli florets for 6-8 minutes, or until they just start to soften, then drain them well. Transfer to a food processor with the chopped basil, 90g of the cheese, garlic, chilli flakes and veg stock and pulse until just blended.
- Drain the pasta, then return to the pan with the prawns, tomatoes and broccoli pesto. Stir well to combine.
- Divide the linguine between 4 bowls, top with the basil leaves and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Serve.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 15
Nutrition
- Calories: 468