Prawn and Chorizo Pasta

Easy prawn and chorizo pasta recipe with spaghetti, king prawns, chorizo and simple seasonings. Simple but not bland. Packed with garlicky prawns and smokey chorizo flavour. Perfect quick and easy pasta dinner everyone will love! Ready in 20 minutes!

📝 Ingredients

• 150 g Chorizo (Or choice of sausage )
• 150 g Prawn
• 150 g Spaghetti
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 1/2 tsp Smoked paprika (Or paprika)
• 3-4 cloves Garlic (Finely chopped)
• 2-3 tbsp Olive oil
• 1-2 tbsp Lemon juice (or to taste)
• Parmesan (Freshly grated)
• Parsley (Finely chopped)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1In a large pot of salted water, boil the pasta by the packet instructions. Reserve one cup of pasta boiling water for later use. Once it is cooked, drain water.
2. 2Meawhile the pasta is cooking, you can prepare the prawn and chorizo.
3. 3Heat the pan into medium-heat, drizzle olive oil and saute the chorizo for 1-2 minutes. Remove from pan and set it aside.
4. 4Add prawns in the remaining oil. Once the prawns turn pink turn sides, stir in chopped garlic. Season the prawns with salt, pepper and smoked paprika. Stir it well.
5. 5Now place the chorizo and boiled pasta in the pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. 6Pour half cup of reserved pasta water in. Add more water if needed.
7. 7Toss well to combine everything evenly, until there is no water in the pan.
8. 8Turn off the heat, squeeze fresh lemon juice and sprinkle chopped parsley.
9. 9Transfer to serving plate and garnish with freshly grated parmesan and parsley if desired.