Tomato, Shrimp, Spinach Goat Cheese Pasta (5 stars)

A Mediterranean style pasta dish that is light but still filling.  I added goat cheese instead of parmesan to give the garlic butter sauce a creamy flare.  Recipe found on the web at juliasalbum.com, I recommend cooking the pasta and spinach before hand to make things easier.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh shrimp, uncooked, peeled
  • 5 medium tomatoes, fresh, chopped into large cubes
  • 1 cup cooked spinach (cooked with butter and minced garlic)
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 or 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 small lemon
  • salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper (or more)
  • paprika
  • 10 oz linguine pasta
  • 4 Tbsp goat cheese

Instructions

  1. Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil until melted. Add fresh shrimp and half the minced garlic. Make sure shrimp is not crowded. Cook for 1 minute on one side until pink on that side. While it’s cooking, generously sprinkle paprika and salt over uncooked side of the shrimp. Flip the shrimp over and cook for another 1 or 2 minutes until pink on the other side.
  2. To the skillet with shrimp, add chopped fresh tomatoes, cooked spinach, and remaining amount of minced garlic. Add 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper (or more). Mix everything well, remove from heat while you cook pasta.
  3. In the mean time cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water to prevent pasta from cooking and getting mushy.
  4. Add pasta to the skillet with shrimp and vegetables with 1 or 2 tablespoons of butter. *Add 4-5 spoonfuls of goat cheese and mix in.  Add freshly squeezed lemon juice (depending on the juiciness of your lemon, it could be 1/4 of small lemon or 1/2 lemon). Don’t add too much lemon juice. Season with salt and more crushed red pepper. Warm it up on medium heat until shrimp is cooked through, and all ingredients are heated through.

Web-cipe from: http://juliasalbum.com/2014/10/shrimp-tomato-and-spinach-pasta-in-garlic-butter-sauce/

She has some awesome recipes on her site, check it out.

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