Shrimply Divine Pasta
This quick shrimp and pasta dinner can be ready in 25 minutes.
Ingredients
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6 ounce mafalda noodles (or other pasta)
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12 ounce fresh or frozen and thawed medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
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1-1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
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1 tablespoon olive oil or cooking oil
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1 cup chicken broth
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
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1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
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4 cups prewashed (packaged) baby spinach or torn spinach
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Finely shredded Parmesan cheese
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Freshly ground black pepper or crushed red pepper
Directions
1.
Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain well; keep pasta warm.
2.
Meanwhile, rinse shrimp; pat dry. For sauce, in a large skillet cook garlic in hot oil over medium-high heat for 15 seconds. Add shrimp. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes or until shrimp are opaque. Remove shrimp. Combine chicken broth, cornstarch, and basil. Add to skillet. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Add the spinach. Cook 1 to 2 minutes more, or until wilted. Return the shrimp to skillet; stir to combine.
3.
Toss shrimp mixture and pasta together. Pass parmesan cheese and pepper. Makes 4 main-dish servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 333, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 136 mg, Sodium 422 mg, Carbohydrate 39 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 25 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 44%, Vitamin C 30%, Calcium 13%, Iron 36%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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