Penne With Saffron And Prawns

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads or 1 pinch saffron
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage or 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 lb cooked prawns
• 1 cup snow peas, blanched
• 1 lb penne

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in boiling water in a large pot according to package directions, drain and set aside keeping warm.
• 2 to make sauce, melt butter in a small pan over medium heat, blend in flour and cook for 1 minute.
• 3 remove from heat and whisk in the milk, saffron and sage.
• 4 return to heat and cook stirring 3 minutes or until sauce comes to boil and thickens.
• 5 add prawns and snow peas to pasta and toss gently.
• 6 top with sauce and serve immediately.