SHRIMP ALEXANDER & WILTED SPINACH

SHRIMP ALEXANDER & WILTED SPINACH image

Yield 4-8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

8-12 Jumbo uncooked shrimp
½ lb Feta cheese
¼ lb Lean bacon (pepper bacon available at Wegmans)
Lrg. bag/bunch Spinach
¼ cup Pine nuts
½ can Chicken broth
½ - ¾ cup White wine or sherry
¼ tsp Granulated garlic
¼ tsp Paprika
1 tsp Minced garlic
¼ section Lemon
2 Tbsp Butter

Steps:

In a small fry pan cook/toss pine nuts until golden brown - set aside Remove shells from shrimp and butterfly. Position shrimp on broiler pan, sprinkle w/granulated garlic and stuff w/feta cheese. Wrap stuffed shrimp w/ ¼ to ½ slice of bacon. Sprinkle w/paprika. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 - 7 minutes. Change oven to broil and finish shrimp in broiler until bacon browns slightly and shrimp is white throughout. In a large covered fry pan or pot melt butter. Add garlic, wine, chicken broth and lemon - cook down slightly to cook off alcohol. Add spinach, toss and cover for 2 - 3 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Remove spinach and continue to cook down sauce adding more butter, garlic and lemon to taste. Place ½ cup to 1 cup of spinach on plate, flatten slightly - position shrimp as desired pattern on spinach with head end of shrimp on spinach. Drizzle on sauce and garnish w/toasted pine nuts and.