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Prawn & chorizo pasta

Serves 3 | Prep 10 mins | Cook 10 mins

You can buy frozen prawns if you like, they are significantly cheaper and word just as well as fresh prawns in dishes like this. Gluten-free: use rice instead of pasta and a gluten-free stock cube.

Source: Nosh: Quick & Easy

Ingredients

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1½ mugs orzo pasta
1 chicken stock cube
1 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp olive oil
1 red pepper, chopped
200 g chorizo sausage, diced
300 g cooked prawns
6 spring onions, chopped
1 mug frozen peas, defrosted
2 tbsp chopped basil
Juice of lemon

Instructions

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Put the pasta in a large of boiling water. Add the stock cube and turmeric and mix well. Simmer for , or until the pasta is just cooked. Drain the pasta and return to the pan.
Heat the oil in a wok, add the peppers and fry until they begin to soften. Add the chorizo and fry until it begins to brown.
Add the prawns, spring onions, peas, basil and pasta to the pan and heat through.
Squeeze over the lemon juice and season well with salt and pepper.

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