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Gamberetti e Spinaci – Vapiano Pasta Recipe

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Have you ever heard of Vapiano? A restaurant where the chefs prepare your pasta in front of you? Here’s our version of its Pasta Gamberetti. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 4 chillies finely chopped
  • 250 g cherry tomatoes halved
  • strips Optional: paprika thin
  • Handful spinach roughly chopped
  • 160 ml creme fraische
  • 160 ml milk
  • 50 ml pasta water
  • Parmesan cheese
  • 4 tbsp pesto genovese
  • 12-16 king prawns
  • Handful pine nuts
  • 250 g pasta cooked al dente, retain 50ml water
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Cooking Instructions

  1. In a pan, heat the olive oil.
  2. Cook prawns in 1 teaspoon salt till half done. Take them out.
  3. In the same pan, heat the olive oil and butter. Cook onion in 1.5 teaspoon salt till it is shining.
  4. Sauté the pine nuts, chilies, and garlic for a minute.
  5. Add pesto and cook for 3 minutes on medium heat.
  6. Cook for 10 minutes after adding the cream and milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Bring the pasta water, prawns, tomatoes, and paprika to a boil for about a minute.
  8. Mix in the parmesan. Remove from heat after mixing in the pasta.
  9. Garnish with spinach if desired.
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