🦐 Rice with Prawns and Red Pepper

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Sautéed rice with frozen prawns and red pepper. Ready in 20 minutes, with a quick-paella flavour.

⏱️ 20 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 515 kcal per serving💪 33 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 160 g white rice
  • 300 g peeled frozen prawns
  • 200 g red pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper

Method, step by step

  1. Cook the rice in salted water for 12 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  2. Thaw the prawns. Sauté the sliced garlic in a large frying pan with oil for 1 minute.
  3. Add the red pepper strips and sauté over high heat for 4 minutes.
  4. Add the prawns, season with salt and pepper and cook for 3 minutes until pink.
  5. Add the cooked rice to the frying pan, mix everything and sauté 2 more minutes. Serve with paprika on top.

Nutritional information (per serving)

515
kcal
33 g
protein
70 g
carbs
8 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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