Penne with Shrimp and Red Sauce

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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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.