Linda's Greek Pasta With Shrimp |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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I made this for a cooking competition for my cooking and recipes group this past weekend, and I won Second Place with this recipe... Ingredients:
1/4 cup olive oil |
6 roasted garlic cloves, chopped fine |
1 lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled, and deveined |
2 cups baby spinach, chopped |
1 1/2 cups canned artichoke hearts, drained, and chopped |
1 1/2 cups feta cheese, crumbled into small pieces |
3 roma tomatoes, chopped into small cubes |
10 kalamata olives, cut into small pieces |
1 fresh lemon, juice of |
1/2 teaspoon oregano |
1 1/2 lbs angel hair pasta or 1 1/2 lbs thin spaghetti |
fresh parsley, to garnish |
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a lg. pan over med-high heat.
2. Add garlic, and saute 30 secs.
3. Add shrimp and spinach, and saute until almost cooked through, about 2 minutes
4. Add artichokes, Feta, tomatoes, olives, lemon juice, and oregano, and saute until shrimp are cooked through, about 3 minutes
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Meanwhile, cook pasta in lg. pot of boiling salted water, until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain.
7. Transfer pasta to a lg. bowl.
8. Add shrimp mixture to pasta just before serving, and toss to coat.
9. Add more lemon juice, to taste.
10. Add salt and pepper, if needed, and plate onto a pretty serving dish.
11. Chop parsley, and sprinkle over dish.
12. Garnish with a few sprigs of parsley on top, and serve.
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