Easy Shrimp Pasta Recipe - Cheat Meal Recipes
Shrimp pasta is one of my favorite cheat meals - it is quickly made, although it requires some cooking, but it is worth it. If you limit olive oil used for preparing this meal, you will get perfect protein + complex carbs meal, ideal as first solid meal after PWM. Even if you do add a little bit more of olive oil, it is cheat time :)
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Shrimp flesh is very tender and tasty - it is cooked in just few minutes, so, lets start ... |
Shrimps or shrimp tails can be found fresh or frozen - of course, fresh are much better.|
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On kitchen board, slice and chop some onions and 1-2 garlic clove ...|
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... and put them on preheated olive oil - don't use much heat when cooking with olive oil.|
Mix everything and let it cook for few minutes. |
You can add rest of the spices and herbs - some salt, pepper, parsley, leaf or two of laurel ...|
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In the mean time, put a suitable pot on stove, add water and some salt - we are going to make some pasta here.|
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While we wait for water to starts to boil, add shrimp tails to 'first' pot and mix everything. When water for pasta starts to boil, add pasta (spaghetti) - let it cook for 8-9 minutes, depending on pasta type. |
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After everything starts to boil, cook it for 6-7 minutes. |
Add some good white wine to shrimps. Alcohol will evaporate, but wine will improve taste even further.|
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When pasta is done, put it into the strainer for few minutes ...|
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... and then put it into the pot.|
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Shrimps are done - let them cool little bit down for few minutes and serve with pasta.|
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Serving is simple - just put spaghetti on plate ...|
Actually, this meal is much simpler to make, than it looks like - it takes some practice, but as reward, you have great cheat meal.
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... and add shrimps - and that is all.Depending on personal preferences, with this meal, one can serve some white wine, green salad with tomatoes or some mixed vegetables.
Bone Appetite! :o)