LINDA'S GREEK PASTA WITH SHRIMP

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I made this for a cooking competition for my cooking and recipes group this past weekend, and I won Second Place with this recipe...

Provided by Lindas Busy Kitchen

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 30m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup olive oil
6 roasted garlic cloves, chopped fine
1 lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled, and deveined
2 cups Baby Spinach, chopped
1 1/2 cups canned artichoke hearts, drained, and chopped
1 1/2 cups feta cheese, crumbled into small pieces
3 roma tomatoes, chopped into small cubes
10 kalamata olives, cut into small pieces
1 fresh lemon, juice of
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 1/2 lbs angel hair pasta or 1 1/2 lbs thin spaghetti
fresh parsley, to garnish

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a lg. pan over med-high heat.
  • Add garlic, and saute 30 secs.
  • Add shrimp and spinach, and saute until almost cooked through, about 2 minutes
  • Add artichokes, Feta, tomatoes, olives, lemon juice, and oregano, and saute until shrimp are cooked through, about 3 minutes
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Meanwhile, cook pasta in lg. pot of boiling salted water, until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain.
  • Transfer pasta to a lg. bowl.
  • Add shrimp mixture to pasta just before serving, and toss to coat.
  • Add more lemon juice, to taste.
  • Add salt and pepper, if needed, and plate onto a pretty serving dish.
  • Chop parsley, and sprinkle over dish.
  • Garnish with a few sprigs of parsley on top, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 723.4, Fat 21, SaturatedFat 7.5, Cholesterol 148.6, Sodium 650.4, Carbohydrate 95.3, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 5, Protein 37.8

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