MEDITERRANEAN SHRIMP PASTA:
Serves 2.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 garlic, pressed or finely chopped
12 jumbo shrimp, cleaned with tails left on
1 bunch asparagus tips, lightly blanched
1/2 cup mixed olives, seeded and sliced
3 large Roma tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup capers
1/4 cup fettuccini, cooked
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lightly chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup parmesan cheese,grated
Preparation:
Cook fettuccini as directed. Drain pasta and set aside. In a large sauté pan melt butter. Add garlic and cook lightly. Add shrimp and lightly sauté. Remove shrimp and set aside. With pan on low- medium heat, add asparagus tips, olives and capers and lightly sauté. Add tomatoes then olive oil and basil. Add cooked pasta and shrimp. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Lightly toss. If you would like sprinkle additional parmesan cheese on top before servingitional parmesan cheese on top before serving
Note: Whole wheat pasta such as linguini can be used in place of the fettuccini. You can also add different Italian sausages (sliced) or scallops to compliment the shrimp.
Serves 2.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter 1/2 garlic, pressed or finely chopped
12 jumbo shrimp, cleaned with tails left on
1 bunch asparagus tips, lightly blanched
1/2 cup mixed olives, seeded and sliced
3 large Roma tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup capers
1/4 cup fettuccini, cooked
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lightly chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup parmesan cheese,grated
Preparation:
Cook fettuccini as directed. Drain pasta and set aside. In a large sauté pan melt butter. Add garlic and cook lightly. Add shrimp and lightly sauté. Remove shrimp and set aside. With pan on low- medium heat, add asparagus tips, olives and capers and lightly sauté. Add tomatoes then olive oil and basil. Add cooked pasta and shrimp. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Lightly toss. If you would like sprinkle additional parmesan cheese on top before servingitional parmesan cheese on top before serving
Note: Whole wheat pasta such as linguini can be used in place of the fettuccini. You can also add different Italian sausages (sliced) or scallops to compliment the shrimp.