Recipes
Spicy Louisiana-Style Shrimp Pasta
2 servings
25 minutes total
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 oz sliced white mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon garlic spice paste
- 2 teaspoons Cajun (or blackening) seasoning
- 4 oz sliced fresh bell peppers and onions
- 1 lemon, for juice
- ½ cup dry white wine (or chicken broth)
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
- 8 oz peeled/deveined shrimp, tails off
- 1 (10 oz) package frozen vegetable-based pasta
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Steps
- Melt butter in large, nonstick sauté pan on medium-high 1–2 minutes. Add mushrooms, garlic paste, and seasoning to pan. Cook and stir 3–4 minutes or until mushrooms become tender. Add peppers and onions to pan; cook 2–3 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until vegetables begin to soften. Juice lemon (2 tablespoons).
- Pour wine, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and pepper sauce into pan with vegetables. Cook 4–5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until sauce has thickened. Stir in shrimp; cook 1–2 minutes more or until shrimp are pink and opaque.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta following package microwave instructions. Place pasta on serving plates, top with shrimp mixture, and sprinkle evenly with cheese. Serve.
Amount per ½ recipe serving: Calories 470, Total Fat 16g, Sat Fat 8g, Trans Fat 0.5g, Chol 150mg, Sodium 1880mg, Total Carb 41g, Fiber 3g, Sugars 9g, Protein 33g, Calc 10%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 35%