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Penne with Shrimp and Red Sauce

on February 13, 2009 · 9 Comments

 

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I love anything with pasta, but especially shrimp! This is the easiest meal to pull together and very healthy too.

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In my meal plan this week we had this meal: Penne with Shrimp and Spicy Red Sauce, a green salad with shredded carrots, and garlic bread (leftover breadmaker whole wheat bread from Tuesday night).

So here is how to pull it together.

  1. 1 hour before dinner: Thaw shrimp by putting in a collander and spraying cold water over it. Let it sit and thaw completely.
  2. Cook penne or pasta: You can use any kind of pasta here, but go ahead and cook about 20 minutes before you want to eat.
  3. Make salad dressing and prep bread: While the water is boiling, I make salad dressing bottom of bowl (2T olive oil, 1 T red/white/wine vinegar, squirt of dijon, dash sugar, salt and pepper, whisk), put shredded carrots (or any raw veggies) and lettuce on top – toss at table. Butter sliced bread, sprinkle with garlic salt and parsley, toast for about 6-10 minutes in toaster oven.
  4. Make sauce and cook shrimp: Lastly, make sauce and cook shrimp (recipe below), toss with cooked pasta.
  5. Enjoy!

* This recipe can be done with any type of pasta, I prefer whole wheat penne, the sauce adheres to the noodles much better.

* You can leave out the red pepper flakes if you are serving children.

* If you have only diced tomatoes, just put in a food processor (briefly) to have crushed tomatoes. Or, use tomato sauce.

* My kids loved this!

Penne with Shrimp & Red Sauce
 
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Ingredients
  • ½ pound shrimp, thawed (de-veined, de-shelled and no tails)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil (Fresh if you have it)
  • Salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 1 pound penne pasta
  • Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta to package directions.
  2. Heat oil in medium heat pan.
  3. Cook garlic and red pepper flakes for 1 minute, add crushed tomatoes, basil, and salt/pepper. Simmer on low for about 10 minutes to let the flavors come together.
  4. Add shrimp and let it cook for about 3 minutes or until shrimp is pink and in a “c” shape.
  5. Toss in same pan w/ drained pasta.
  6. Sprinkle Parmesan very generously on top!
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Recipe developed by Kelly Hancock ©2010 Faithful Provisions. For personal use only. May not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed for capital gain without prior permission from Kelly Hancock.

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  1. Girl Healthy February 13, 2009 at 4:27 pm

    Wow, that looks really delicious and so simple. Will have to try this one!

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  2. MILLER CALLEN February 14, 2009 at 7:13 am

    Thank you Kelly! My freezer and pantry are stocked, but I STILL don’t know what to make for dinner! I’m making this tonight and I have all the ingredients I need…and I bought everything w/ your couponing tips!

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  3. Wendy June 21, 2011 at 1:21 pm

    I don’t eat seafood but that does look amazing! I am being lazy again tonight….just me for dinner and I am cooking up some bacon for BLT salad..I hard boiled some eggs and I guess it will be more like a club salad! I am cooking tomorrow, Chicken and rice with roasted asparagus. Simple again…so hot to cook and we are in Southern AZ so I am NOT grilling!

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  4. soccer random April 11, 2023 at 2:51 am

    That’s incredible; it looks both tasty and easy to make. Had to give this a shot!

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    The way you presented complex information so simply is remarkable.

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