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fuzzyred ([personal profile] fuzzyred) wrote2021-02-23 02:13 pm
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Spicy Shrimp Linguine

Due to life being a butt, I didn't make my weekly meal until Tuesday this time. I'm afternoons again, so I chose a pasta dish.


Ingedients
12 ounces fresh or frozen large shrimp in shells
8 ounces dried whole wheat linguine
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 or 2 fresh jalapeño chile peppers, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups chopped tomatoes (4 medium)
Shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions
1. Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Peel and devein shrimp. Rinse shrimp; pat dry. Set aside. Cook linguine according to package directions; drain. Keep warm.
2. In a large skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Add jalapeño peppers, garlic, salt, and black pepper; cook and stir for one minute. Add shrimp; cook about three minutes more or until shrimp turn opaque. Stir in tomatoes; heat through.
3. Toss linguine with shrimp mixture. If desired, sprinkle with parmesan cheese.


Variations and Thoughts
I used peeled and cooked shrimp, because that was the best deal in the store for what I needed. I still cooked them for the three recommended minutes and they turned out fine. I chose to use one jalapeño pepper, and I found that there was a little spice but not too much; yay! I have no idea how much pasta I used, I just eyeballed it, and I'm not sure if it was whole wheat or not (I didn't see it anywhere on the pacakge). I added an extra garlic clove, and used four medium (to my eyes at least) roma tomatoes, and I added parmiggiano reggiano cheese on top.

This was a pretty tasty dish, and easy to throw together. I think this will be one I make again, when I'm feeling like seafood. I might add an extra jalapeño next time though, to give it a little more kick.

[personal profile] stealthsystem 2021-02-24 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Bookmarking this for later. It sounds delicious and very healthy. If we were making it ourselves we’d use three or for jalapeños and switch the black pepper with Cayenne. But we wanna make this!
Camden