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Ingredients
Shrimp Scampi with Pasta
- Ingredients
- 12 ozs shrimp (ready to cook)
- 3 garlic cloves
- ½ bunch parsley
- salt
- peppers
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- 14 ozs Linguine
- chili peppers (to taste)
Rinse shrimp under cold water and pat dry. Peel the garlic cloves, finely chop and mix with the shrimp.
Cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente.
Heat the oil in a cast-iron frying pan and sauté the shrimp-garlic mixture. Reduce heat to low. In the meantime, rinse the parsley, shake dry and chop.
Drain pasta and mix together with the parsley and shrimp. Season with salt, pepper, and chile pepper and serve hot.
Healthy, because
The shrimps score points with their high iodine content. We need this trace element for a well-functioning thyroid gland, which plays a central role in metabolism. The seafood is also rich in protein and low in fat. The wholemeal pasta provides satiating carbohydrates and at the same time minerals for various metabolic processes in our body.
Even smarter
A balanced diet includes vegetables. This is missing in the pasta with shrimps, so serve a mixed leaf salad as a side dish or serve a delicious tomato soup as an appetizer. If the pasta should be a little less caloric, replace part of the linguine with vegetable noodles. To do this, cut zucchini or carrots into thin noodles with a peeler and add them to the water during the last two minutes of cooking the pasta.