Kendi's Kitchen: Shrimp Scampi pasta

One of the blogs I look at every day has amazing recipes on it.  I think those girls really love to cook.  I haven't had the guts to try anything until they posted a pasta with shrimp.  To be honest, cooking shrimp intimidates me.  But the ladies at A Beautiful Mess gave good instructions on how to cook the frozen stuff, so when Kevin called and asked "what do you want for dinner?", I emailed him the link.  He said he could do it so we were off and running to our first meal using shrimp.  It came out great!  Now, the possibilities are endless...

Cheers!

Shrimp Scampi Pasta via A Beautiful Mess

1/2 red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
4-5 garlic cloves, chopped
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 tablespoon EVOO
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 lb. cooked, frozen shrimp
salt + pepper
1/2 cup Parmesan
linguine
1/4 cup chopped parsley (fresh is best but dried works too)
1 lemon

In a large pan melt the butter and oil together. Add the onions and red pepper, cook.  Add in the garlic and let cook another minute or two. Pour in the wine and cook until reduced slightly.
Cook the pasta.  Drain and set aside.  Add the shrimp to the veggie pan (thaw it first).  Add red pepper flakes and lightly salt and pepper everything. Once everything is warmed through but there is still plenty of liquid in the pan add in the cooked pasta and Parmesan. Toss so everything gets lightly coated in the cheese.  Squeeze on some fresh lemon juice and sprinkle on the parsley.

Really good.  An easy recipe to try cooking shrimp.  If you use a whole box of pasta, you get a couple meals out of it.

Stats
Time:  30 min
Servings:  4
Leftovers:  yes
Cost:  $6