Name: Farfalle with prawns and peas recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 350g farfalle (pasta bows) or other pasta shapes; 150g frozen peas; 150g garlic and herb soft cheese such as Philadelpia; 4tbsp white wine or vegetable stock; Juice of 1 lemon; 200g peeled prawns, defrosted if frozen

By Nichola Palmer

published 17 January 2013

in Recipes

Farfalle (pasta bows) with prawns and peas is a really easy meal you can put together in the time it takes to cook the pasta – just 10 minutes. If you’re using frozen prawns however, it will take a little longer to allow the prawns to defrost. For the best flavour defrost them slowly in the fridge, just take them out of the freezer in the morning and they’ll be ready by the evening. But, if you don’t have time for that spread the prawns out in a single layer and defrost them for 1 hour at room temperature. If you don’t have any prawns replace them with 8 rashers of cooked and chopped bacon.

Ingredients

350g farfalle (pasta bows) or other pasta shapes
150g frozen peas
150g garlic and herb soft cheese such as Philadelpia
4tbsp white wine or vegetable stock
Juice of 1 lemon
200g peeled prawns, defrosted if frozen

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Method

Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water for 10 mins until just tender, adding the peas for the final 3 mins.
While the pasta is cooking, place the soft cheese, wine or stock and lemon juice in a pan and heat gently, stirring, until hot but not boiling. Stir in the prawns and heat through for 1 min. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Drain the pasta and mix with the sauce. Serve straightaway.