How to Make Healthy Pasta Recipes With Shrimp And Vegetables

Cajun Shrimp Orecchiette

Name: How to Make Healthy Pasta Recipes With Shrimp And Vegetables
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings

Any fresh vegetables can be used for this easy pasta primavera, and if you can find them, radicchio and fava beans will add a real taste of italian springtime.

Garlic Shrimp Pasta Bright And Healthy Wellplated Com

Recipe Summary Cajun Shrimp Orecchiette

This wonderful spicy shrimp and pasta dish is delicious, easy and elegant. Very spicy - add Cajun seasoning to suit your tastes.

Ingredients | Healthy Pasta Recipes With Shrimp And Vegetables

2 cups uncooked orecchiette pasta

⅓ cup butter

½ cup chopped shallots

3 cloves garlic, chopped

¼ cup chopped green onion

1 ½ teaspoons Cajun seasoning, or to taste

1 teaspoon cracked black pepper

1 cup white wine

1 cup diced plum tomatoes

1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined

1 cup baby spinach

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add orecchiette pasta, and cook for 9 to 11 minutes, until almost al dente; drain.

Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in shallots, garlic, and green onion. Season with Cajun seasoning and pepper, and cook about 2 minutes. Mix in wine, tomatoes, and shrimp. Continue to cook and stir until shrimp are opaque. Mix in the pasta and spinach, cover, and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, until pasta is al dente and spinach has wilted.

Info | Healthy Pasta Recipes With Shrimp And Vegetables

prep: 15 mins cook: 20 mins total: 35 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 6 servings

TAG : Cajun Shrimp Orecchiette

Seafood, Shellfish, Shrimp,