Monday, September 14, 2009

Shrimp Scampi

Another easy Sunday night dinner with very few ingredients! There are so many different recipes for Shrimp Scampi online, which I have combined a little bit of each of them for this dish. Clare and I first made this recipe in college and it was the first time I appreciated mushrooms and shrimp, two of what are now a couple of my favorite ingredients. Make sure you include the Worcestershire sauce; I consider it the secret ingredient!

Ingredients:
½ bag frozen shrimp
½ box Bowtie Pasta
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
1 lemon
3 cloves Garlic - chopped
¼ parsley – chopped
¼ c white wine
½ tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1 tbs olive oil
Salt/Pepper
Parmesan Cheese

Directions:
Boil water and add pasta. Run shrimp under cold water in strainer to thaw. Heat olive oil in stir-fry/sauté pan. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add shrimp to pan. Cook for 2 minutes. Add juice of lemon, white wine, Worcestershire sauce, mushrooms, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper. Cook for 4-5 minutes. Add parsley. Mix pasta into pan and serve topped with grated parmesan cheese.