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Zippy prawn & orzo arrabbiata
If you’re after a dish that’s fast, filling and fizzing with flavour, stop right here. Plump prawns cooked with tomatoes and green beans in a classic Italian garlic, chilli and tomato sauce are stirred into orzo pasta (the one that looks a bit like rice). Oh, and it’s ready in 20 minutes!
SWK: Source of fibre
SWK: High protein
Plants 4
quick cook
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 vegetable stock cube (use half) (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 80g green beans
- 1 onion
- 160g SW Orzo (Wheat) (88% Durum WHEAT Semolina, 12% Water)
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp dried oregano (Dried Rubbed Oregano 100%.)
- 4 tsp garlic paste (Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 200g prawns (Crustaceans)
- 100g Tomatoes Baby Seasonal Mix
Nutritional Information
Calories: 469
Protein: 31g
Carbs: 74g
Fat: 3.1g
Ingredients
- 320g SW Orzo (Wheat) (88% Durum WHEAT Semolina, 12% Water)
- 160g green beans
- 2 onion
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tbsp dried oregano (Dried Rubbed Oregano 100%.)
- 8 x garlic paste (Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 1 vegetable stock cube (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 400g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 400g prawns (Crustaceans)
- 190g Tomatoes Baby Seasonal Mix
Nutritional Information
Calories: 468
Protein: 31g
Carbs: 74g
Fat: 3.1g
Zippy prawn & orzo arrabbiata
If you’re after a dish that’s fast, filling and fizzing with flavour, stop right here. Plump prawns cooked with tomatoes and green beans in a classic Italian garlic, chilli and tomato sauce are stirred into orzo pasta (the one that looks a bit like rice). Oh, and it’s ready in 20 minutes!
Cook time:
20 mins
Cuisine:
Italian
Food group:
Shellfish
Allergens: Celery, Wheat, Crustaceans
Cooking Instructions
Boil the orzo
- Cook the orzo in boiling water for 7-8 mins, then drain.
Create a stir!
- Meanwhile, trim and halve the green beans, then peel and finely dice the onions.
- Spritz a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium-high heat. Fry the green beans, onions and tomatoes for 5 mins.
- Add the chilli flakes (to taste), oregano and garlic paste and cook for 2 mins.
Simmer those prawns
- Crumble in half the stock cube, then pour in 150ml water (use all the stock and 250ml water for 4 portions) and the passata. Stir in the prawns and simmer for 5-7 mins until theyʼre pink.
Finish & serve
- Stir the orzo into the arrabbiata sauce and serve.