PREP TIME: 20 MINS | COOK TIME: 30 MINS | TOTAL TIME: 50 MINS | SERVINGS: 4
This Mediterranean-style seafood pasta is light, healthy, and super fresh. It is an incredible pasta packed with fresh ingredients. This has a winner combination of pasta, seafood, and vegetables!
INGREDIENTS :
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pound shrimp, fresh, uncooked, shelled, and deveined
- 5 tomatoes, medium size, fresh, chopped into large cubes
- 10 ounces fettuccine pasta
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ lemon
- ¼ tsp paprika
- 1 c. spinach cooked
- ½ c. Parmesan cheese grated, for serving
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper or more
DIRECTIONS :
Step 1: Melt 1 tbsp butter with 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once the butter has melted, add the shrimp to the skillet along with half of the minced garlic. Cook for about a minute until one side of the shrimp is pink. Make sure not to overcrowd the pan.
Step 2: Generously season the uncooked side of the shrimp with paprika and salt while the shrimp are cooking. Then, flip and continue to cook the other side for an additional 1 to 2 minutes until pink.
Step 3: Add the chopped fresh tomatoes to the skillet with the shrimp along with the cooked spinach and the rest of the minced garlic. Now, add half tsp crushed red pepper (more if you preferred) and mix well.
Step 4: Following the package directions, cook the pasta. When done, drain and rinse under cold water.
Step 5: To the skillet, add the cooked pasta and 1 to 2 tbsp butter. Then, add the freshly squeezed lemon juice. Make sure not to add too much lemon juice and sprinkle with salt and extra crushed red pepper. Heat for a few minutes over medium heat until the shrimp are completely cooked and everything is warmed.
Step 6: Remove from the heat when done and serve the Shrimp Tomato Spinach Pasta in Garlic Butter Sauce right away garnished with grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts:
Amount per Serving: Calories 594,Fat 21g 32%, Saturated Fat 10g 63%, Cholesterol 324mg 108%, Sodium 1349mg 59%, Potassium 690mg 20%, Carbohydrates 61g 20%, Fiber 4g 17%, Sugar 6g 7%, Protein 38g 76%. Vitamin A 2565IU 51%, Vitamin C 32.6mg 40%, Calcium 360mg 36%, Iron 4.1mg 23%
SHRIMP TOMATO SPINACH PASTA IN GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pound shrimp, fresh, uncooked, shelled, and deveined
- 5 tomatoes, medium size, fresh, chopped into large cubes
- 10 ounces fettuccine pasta
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ lemon
- ¼ tsp paprika
- 1 c. spinach cooked
- ½ c. Parmesan cheese grated, for serving
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper or more
Instructions
Step 1: Melt 1 tbsp butter with 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once the butter has melted, add the shrimp to the skillet along with half of the minced garlic. Cook for about a minute until one side of the shrimp is pink. Make sure not to overcrowd the pan.
Step 2: Generously season the uncooked side of the shrimp with paprika and salt while the shrimp are cooking. Then, flip and continue to cook the other side for an additional 1 to 2 minutes until pink.
Step 3: Add the chopped fresh tomatoes to the skillet with the shrimp along with the cooked spinach and the rest of the minced garlic. Now, add half tsp crushed red pepper (more if you preferred) and mix well.
Step 4: Following the package directions, cook the pasta. When done, drain and rinse under cold water.
Step 5: To the skillet, add the cooked pasta and 1 to 2 tbsp butter. Then, add the freshly squeezed lemon juice. Make sure not to add too much lemon juice and sprinkle with salt and extra crushed red pepper. Heat for a few minutes over medium heat until the shrimp are completely cooked and everything is warmed.
Step 6: Remove from the heat when done and serve the Shrimp Tomato Spinach Pasta in Garlic Butter Sauce right away garnished with grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
