Lunch or Dinner
Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Garlic Shrimp Pasta
*This recipe only yields 1 protein for each serving. You can choose to double the protein amount or add an additional protein serving to create a 2 protein per serving meal!*
Makes: 4 Servings
Each serving contains: 1 protein, 1 carb, 1 veg, 1 fat
Ingredients:
*This recipe only yields 1 protein for each serving. You can choose to double the protein amount or add an additional protein serving to create a 2 protein per serving meal!*
Makes: 4 Servings
Each serving contains: 1 protein, 1 carb, 1 veg, 1 fat
Ingredients:
- 4 oz multigrain/ whole wheat angel hair or spaghetti pasta, uncooked
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp butter
- In a 5-quart pan, cook pasta as directed on package. Drain and return to saucepan. Stir in spinach, tomatoes and 2 tsp olive oil. Cover to keep warm.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat remaining tsp of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook for 1 minute.
- Add shrimp, garlic and red pepper flakes. Stir and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add broth, salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes or until shrimp is pink and firm. Remove from heat, stir in butter until melted.
- Add shrimp to pasta mixture and stir to combine.