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Creamy Prawn Pasta Bake with Wholewheat Maccheroni, Mixed Veg & Cheesy Crumb
Get ready for a cosy family favourite! This creamy pasta bake is packed with twirly wholewheat maccheroni, buttery responsibly-sourced king prawns, and vibrant mixed veg. Top it all of with a cheesy crumb, then bake until golden and bubbling. Clean plates guaranteed!
Prep in 10
High protein
New
Low sat fat
Family-friendly
Serving size
Ingredients
- 20g italian hard cheese (Eggs, Milk) (cow's milk, salt, microbial rennet, preservative (lysozyme protein from egg).)
- 80g Soft Cheese (Milk) (10% fat cheese base (skimmed milk, cream, bacterial starter culture), salt)
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 3 garlic clove
- 200g baby tomatoes
- 75g seasonal tomatoes
- 250g Whole Durum Wheat Maccheroni (Wheat, Eggs, Molluscs, Mustard, Soya) (WHOLE MEAL DURUM WHEAT)
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 160g baby spinach
- 1 courgette
- 400 x king prawns (Crustaceans) (Headless, Peeled, Deveined, Tail Off Litopenaeus vannamei Prawns)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 385
Protein: 29g
Carbs: 39g
Fat: 11g
Creamy Prawn Pasta Bake with Wholewheat Maccheroni, Mixed Veg & Cheesy Crumb
Get ready for a cosy family favourite! This creamy pasta bake is packed with twirly wholewheat maccheroni, buttery responsibly-sourced king prawns, and vibrant mixed veg. Top it all of with a cheesy crumb, then bake until golden and bubbling. Clean plates guaranteed!
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Preheat the oven to 220C / fan 200C / gas mark 7
- Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil
- Pull out a large baking dish, a large sieve & a measuring jug
Get started
- Halve the tomatoes. Thinly slice the courgette into 1/2cm half-moons. Finely chop or crush the garlic. Roughly chop the basil
- Add the passata, tomatoes, courgette, garlic and half the basil to the large baking dish. Toss together with 2 tsp oil. Season with salt and pepper
- Roast in the oven for 5 mins, until the tomatoes are softening
- Finely grate the cheese. Rinse the spinach and leave in the sieve
Pasta time
- After 5 mins, drain the prawns and add to the baking dish. Roast for a further 8 mins
- Add the pasta to the saucepan. Boil for 7-8 mins. Drain the pasta over the spinach sieve to wilt
Build the dish
- Remove the baking dish from the oven. Add the soft cheese and 50ml water and stir well
- Stir in the pasta and spinach. Add a splash more water if it become too dry. Sprinkle over the grated cheese and the chilli flakes (for those who'd like the heat)
- Bake for 5 mins, until the sauce is bubbling and the prawns are pink and cooked through
Plate up
- Check your prawns are cooked through; they should be opaque, firm and steaming hot
- Share the pasta bake between bowls. Garnish with the remaining basil
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