Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Lemon-garlic shrimp recipe

This one is kind of like a healthy shrimp scampi. I know that I could never give up pasta, so I've been using either Barilla Plus (4 points per serving) or Ronzoni Smart Taste (3 points per serving), which has the same nutritional value as whole wheat pasta and tastes better in my opinion. I choose to add asparagus to this, but zucchini, peas, or green beans would be good too.

Lemon-garlic shrimp- 7 points per serving, including pasta and vegetables
Serves 1~Prep time: 5 minute~Cook time: 10 minutes

-3 oz cooked shrimp, defrosted with tails off
-1 clove garlic, minced
-1/8 cup white onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup lemon juice
-1 tsp garlic powder
-2 tsp lemon zest
-1 tsp olive oil
-1 cup Smart Taste pasta
-1 cup asparagus, steamed

Cook pasta according to directions and steam asparagus to desired firmness (I sprinkle mine with sea salt and garlic powder before steaming). Over medium high heat, cook garlic and onion in olive oil until soft. Add shrimp, 1/2 cup of lemon juice and garlic powder and cook over medium high heat until shrimp is pink. Toss contents of skillet with pasta, lemon zest and remaining 1/2 cup of lemon juice. Asparagus can be added to pasta or served separately.

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