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Oh my goodness, I have a new favorite thing to eat. And it was soooo easy to make! It's called Scallops 'n Pasta, and I had planned on making it for Mike, bc the only thing he loves more than sea food is pasta. That man would eat pasta for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and all the snacks in between if I fixed it for him.

I got the recipe from the Tasty Kitchen website, and I switched out the scallops for shrimp, bc I couldn't find the particular scallops the author was talking about. But I have no regrets, and I'd make it exactly this way again! Here's what mine turned out like:

 

Mike loved it!

Here's the recipe, in case you want to make it for yourself. I highly recommend you do! (And if you're not one to usually cook with wine, never fear! I just used an old bottle of cheap white wine from 2005.. I'm very unedumacated when it comes to wine.) If you'd like the real recipe, here it is. Mine is almost identical, but I'll post it here anyway. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

About 2/3 of a box of Barilla Angel Hair pasta
14 jumbo shrimp (with tails on - I just bought a bag of cooked, frozen)
1 T. olive oil
1 T. butter
1 clove garlic, finely diced
1 whole tomato, finely chopped
1 c. white wine
1 sprig fresh parsely, finely minced
1/2 fresh lemon for squeezing - an absolute must!
Kosher salt and pepper

Cook the pasta in salted water, according to the box, and set aside.

Have all the other ingredients ready to go, and make sure you pat the shrimp very dry (so the water doesn't pop up in your face when you add them to the oil!). Season with salt and pepper on both sides.

Heat a large frying pan over high heat, and after heated, swirl in the olive oil. Add the shrimp to the pan, not touching. Sear for 1-1/2 minutes, and then flip over and sear the other side for 1-1/2 minutes. Remove to a plate and try not to cheat and eat one. ;)

Turn the heat to low. Add the butter and garlic and saute for about 10 seconds. Then add the tomatoes.

Turn the heat to high and add in the white wine. Let it bubble for 30 seconds and then use a spatula to scrape up the bits in the bottom of the pan. Season with salt and pepper (go easy on the salt bc of salting the pasta water), throw in the parsley and then add in the cooked pasta. Stir well to let the sauce coat the pasta. Serve with the shrimp on top, and make sure you squeeze that lemon lightly on the top!

Absolutely delicious. Make it for Valentine's Day, even if it's just for you! You won't be sorry. :)

Comments

[Siobhan]

Thanks for the recipe, Paulette! It looks yummy.

[Gen]

Nice and seems yummy! I usually cook shrimps just with some garlic and cream, then add pasta, I will try your recipe next time. :))

Well, I feel hungry now, so bad I have no shrimps in my fridge... lol

[Margaret]

Ohhhh, sounds wonderful! DS loves shrimp so this looks great! And yes, we're a pasta eating crew, so this fits the bill! Thanks for the recipe!

[Catherine]

Sounds yummy! Looks even better! Do you think it would work for chicken - hubby can eat seafood....

[Dianne]

Looks excellent! I saw that recipe on Tasty Kitchen also, and had it "starred" so that I could find it again easily. I have a feeling that now it's going to go higher up on the "to make list"

[Deb Ridge]

Sounds delicious!

[Laurie in Iowa]

That looks delicious!

[Kim]

Ooooh yum! My two fav things married together! It looks delicious! I will definitely give it a try!

[Jill Butler]

Looks yummy ! Thanks Paulette I am going to try it tonight!

[Breanna]

looks suuuuper yummy! :) i want that this saturday night for dinner when i get off work at 7 since i got biscuits and gravy yesterday! thanks again! love you!

[Tanya]

YUMMMMM!

Tanya

[Martine]

sounds very yummy !!!! i take the reciepe, thank you very much Paulette.

[joann tx]

looks yummy! i bet it disappeared quickly!