Chilli Prawn Pasta

Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 120 grams pancetta or streaky bacon, chopped
- 5 mini sweet capsicums, sliced
- 24 raw prawn cutlets
- 2 red chillies, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 x 400-gram tins cherry tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 420 grams dried linguine or spaghetti
To serve
- 120 grams mascarpone
- ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
- ⅓ cup finely chopped parsley
Instructions
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and add the pancetta.
- 2
Cook for 3-4 minutes until starting to go crispy, then add the capsicums. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute, then add the prawns, chillies and garlic. Cook for 3-4 minutes, turning the prawns once. Add the cherry tomatoes and their juice and the tomato paste and stir to combine. Cook together for 5 minutes.
- 3
While the sauce is cooking, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions and drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cooking water.
- 4
Add the drained pasta and cooking water to the prawn mixture and stir to combine. Divide among 4 serving bowls and top each with a scoop of mascarpone and a sprinkling of chilli flakes and parsley.