Easy Spicy Shrimp Pasta - Low Fat

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 8 ounces pasta, any kind
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of, about 2 tbsp juice
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (adjust to taste) or 1 -2 jalapeno pepper, diced (adjust to taste)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed or 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons dry wine
• 1 tomato, chopped
• salt
• fresh cracked pepper

Recipe

• 1 boil the pasta in salted water until it is done to your liking.
• 2 drain well reserving about 1 cup of pasta water.
• 3 place pasta in serving bowl or divide among two dinner bowls.
• 4 while pasta water is heating zest and juice lemon and prepare all ingredients. this recipe will go fast!
• 5 after adding pasta to boiling water, sprinkle a small amount of olive oil in a cold nonstick skillet and smear around with your clean fingers. (massage oil left on your fingers into your hands - it will make them silky soft.).
• 6 turn heat on to medium high and let the pan warm for a minute or two. you want the pan to just be warm when you hold your hand over the surface.
• 7 add the shrimp, garlic, onion, lemon rind, and pepper and cook stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes. shrimp will just start to turn opaque but not yet pink.
• 8 add tomatoes, salt, basil, lemon juice, and wine. stir and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. (if using dried basil crush in hand before adding to pan to release oils. a different herb can be substituted if you prefer- just use the same quantity.).
• 9 add in as much of the 1 cup reserved pasta water as you like- if any- to make as much sauce as you would like.
• 10 taste sauce and adjust seasonings to your taste. if you would like a more onion or garlic flavor, add onion or garlic powder.
• 11 spoon over drained pasta and garnish with fresh black pepper or additional pepper flakes if desired.
• 12 other nice garnishes would be a little chopped parsley or green onion as well as a sprinkling of fresh grated parmesan.
• 13 light the candles, top off the wine glasses and serve!