GARLIC PASTA WITH PRAWNS

Garlic Pasta with Prawns image

This is a nice change from regular old pasta with tomato sauce. You can serve a large portion as a main dish, or I've even used this as my 'salad' at dinner parties. Really simple!

Provided by FAIRUZAH

Time 20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

8 ounces fusilli (spiral) pasta
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, sliced
8 tiger prawns, peeled and deveined
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain, then return to pot.
Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic for 5 minutes. Toss in prawns, and cook for 5 minutes on each side. Remove prawns, and set aside. Remove garlic slices, and discard.
Pour oil over pasta in pot, and toss to evenly coat. Sprinkle 3/4 of the Parmesan cheese onto pasta, and stir until evenly distributed. Transfer to serving dish. Arrange prawns on top, then sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 896.1 calories, Carbohydrate 83.9 g, Cholesterol 88.7 mg, Fat 49.2 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 32.2 g, SaturatedFat 9.6 g, Sodium 313.2 mg, Sugar 4 g