Garlic Shrimp and Supergreens with Pasta

For a quick and delicious weeknight meal serve up my Garlic Shrimp and Supergreens over pasta.  Your family will love the flavor and you'll love how easy it is to make.

Total Time: 22 minutes

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I love the simplicity of pasta dishes, creating a topping in the saute pan and tossing it with perfectly cooked pasta. Just the words Garlic Shrimp start the juices flowing, and trust me this simple and delicious dish did not disappoint.

This is how we cook in a restaurant. Easy to make saute dishes that keep customers coming back time and time again because they don’t think they can make it at home.

And that my friends is far from the truth. Most pasta dishes are amazingly easy to make and are easily adaptable. You can add or detract your favorite ingredients changing up this dish each time you make it.

My new favorite healthy greens to buy are a combination of baby red chard, baby tat soi, baby spinach, baby green swiss chard and baby arugula, simply called SuperGreens available from organicgirl.

They’re all organic and are great cooked, raw in salads or on sandwiches! (I like to wilt them a little bit when I use them on sandwiches the same way I would spinach)

When you buy shrimp I can’t stress enough that you look to see where they are sourced from. If you live in the US shrimp should come from the Gulf or the Pacific. Be very cautious if buying shrimp from India or any Asian country. Many times you’ll be buying farmed shrimp and the waters the shrimp are raised in are not regulated. So buyer beware!

There are many European countries where the shrimp are amazing, but we rarely see them in our stores.

Headless shrimp are always frozen. If you see them in a supermarket and they’re not, they’ve been thawed. 

If you enjoyed this recipe you may also like these delicious recipes featuring shrimp.

• Shrimp Etouffee
• Shrimp Fra Diavolo 
• Shrimp and Cheesy Grits
• Lemon Basil Shrimp with Supergreens

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Garlic Shrimp and Supergeens with Pasta

For a quick and delicious weeknight meal serve up my Garlic Shrimp and Supergreens over pasta.  Your family will love the flavor and you'll love how easy it is to make.

Author: Chef Dennis Littley

Nutrition Facts

Garlic Shrimp and Supergeens with Pasta

Amount Per Serving

Calories 872 Calories from Fat 162

% Daily Value*

Fat 18g28%

Saturated Fat 2g10%

Cholesterol 381mg127%

Sodium 1214mg51%

Potassium 986mg28%

Carbohydrates 118g39%

Fiber 6g24%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 55g110%

Vitamin A 2815IU56%

Vitamin C 18mg22%

Calcium 286mg29%

Iron 6.6mg37%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Entree

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 12 mins

Total Time: 22 mins

Servings: 2

Calories: 872 kcal

Ingredients

• 2/3 pound shrimp peeled and deveined I used 16/ 20 count
• 2/3 pound linguine
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped finely chopped
• 2 cups supergreens or baby spinach
• 8 ounces mushrooms sliced optional
• 2 tablespoons Olive Oil more if desired
• pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
• grated romano cheese to taste
• sea salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. cook pasta according to instructions on box
2. as pasta is cooking begin preparing your saute dish by heating a large skillet on high heat
3. add olive oil to pan along with garlic and shrimp. Turn down heat to medium and stir shrimp around so neither the shrimp or garlic burn.
4. Remove shrimp and most of the garlic from pan when shrimp are about 3/4 of the way cooked (about 2 minutes)
5. add mushrooms to pan, along with more oil if necessary and saute for 1-2 minutes
6. add supergreens to pan and stir until they begin to wilt.
7. add shrimp and garlic back to pan, add in crushed red pepper, sea salt and pepper to taste. Toss mixture and allow shrimp to become fully cooked. Add more olive oil if necessary (or chicken stock)
8. drain pasta and toss pasta with shrimp and supergreen saute.
9. Serve immediately with grated romano cheese.