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Best chilli recipe ever

Prawns are a great midweek meal ingredient as they only take minutes to cook. You can buy them chilled or frozen, raw best chilli recipe ever ready-cooked. Always defrost frozen prawns thoroughly to ensure safe and even cooking. Most recipes will specify shell-on or peeled but peeled are probably the most widely sold and convenient.

3-4 minutes until pink then drain well. Grilling prawns: Large raw shell-on prawns can be grilled either on a griddle, under a hot grill or on the BBQ in the summer. Just toss in oil and seasoning then cook for about 3 minutes per side until they turn from silvery grey to bright pink. You can tell prawns are cooked when they turn pink, curl up and feel firm when squeezed. 20 minutes is all it takes to make this mean midweek pasta dish, flavoured with all the good things: white wine, butter, olive oil and prawns.

Our prawn linguine with ‘nduja is super quick and easy to make and packed with big Italian flavours. Check out more of our best linguine recipes here. Flavour prawns with harissa, dill, garlic and lemon, then serve swirled through orzo pasta for a speedy but sophisticated midweek dinner. Large juicy prawns with punchy chilli and orecchiette is an easy way to impress friends at your next dinner party. In this recipe, king prawns pair with the sea vegetable samphire to make an easy linguine dish. Toss juicy pink prawns with peppery watercress to make a simple but satisfying stir-fry that’s ready in 20 minutes.

Put king prawns to work in this classic Thai dish, full of vibrant flavours and ready in half an hour. Stir fragrant spices with juicy king prawns and sweet peppers for a protein-packed midweek meal ready in under half an hour. This Kung Pao shrimp recipe is a really low-calorie stir-fry and is served in a homemade sauce with noodles or rice. Add Szechuan peppercorns and chilli flakes to spice things up. Make the most of prawns in our skinny pad Thai packed full of authentic Thai flavours but without the high calorie count, perfect for midweek meals.

We’ve used King prawns as a hero ingredient in our take on the classic Japanese recipe, yaki soba. This super easy prawn recipe is packed with plenty of flavour, and it’s low in calories. A wholesome midweek meal for two. Try our vibrant green coconut prawn curry with chilli, coriander and curry leaves. We’ve used shell-on prawns as they add so much flavour, although you could make this with shelled prawns as well. This 10-minute prawn curry is super easy to make and, yep, ready in just 10 minutes. Ideal for a speedy midweek meal.