Prawn, bacon and white bean stew
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 mins Total time: 
Recipe photograph by Hannah Rose Hughes
Prawn, bacon and white bean stew
With minimal prep and cooking time this dish can easily be doubled up for unexpected guests. Serve it with some brown rice or crusty bread and a fresh green salad
Serves: 2
Prep time: 10 mins Total time: 
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Nadine Brown
When Nadine isn't busy developing delicious recipes and using her experience as a health food editor to create healthy treats, she's munching and reviewing her way around her beloved home town of Tottenham. Find out what she's cooking and eating on Instagram @n0sh.17
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Nadine Brown
When Nadine isn't busy developing delicious recipes and using her experience as a health food editor to create healthy treats, she's munching and reviewing her way around her beloved home town of Tottenham. Find out what she's cooking and eating on Instagram @n0sh.17
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Ingredients
- 1 x 225g pack frozen raw peeled king prawns, defrosted
- zest of 1 lemon, juice of 1⁄2
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 80g smoked bacon lardons
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 x 400g tin cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 250ml vegetable stock (made using 1 stock cube) - use gluten-free stock if required
- a handful of basil, finely chopped
- crusty bread (optional) - use gluten-free bread if required
Step by step
- Drain the prawns, toss with the lemon zest and season lightly; set them aside to marinate.
- Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat and add the bacon. Cook for 2-3 minutes until starting to crisp then use a slotted spoon to remove them to a plate. Drain the prawns again and add them to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes until just turning pink. Remove to the same plate as the bacon lardons.
- Add the garlic and chilli flakes to the pan and cook for 30 seconds. Add the beans and stock and bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally and crushing some of the beans with the back of your spoon to thicken the mixture. Return the bacon and prawns to the pan, heating for 1-2 minutes until the prawns are cooked through. Add most of the basil and the lemon juice, seasoning to taste.
- Serve garnished with the remaining basil and a crack of black pepper, with crusty bread if you wish.
