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Pasta spaghetti with shrimps, tomato and parsley. Healthy meal. Italian food.
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One Pot Shrimp and Spinach Pasta

Prep 10M | Cook 20M | Enjoy in 30M

Ready in just 30 minutes and using simple and healthy ingredients, this one pot wonder is the perfect weeknight meal.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp salted butter

1 cup diced yellow onion

4 cloves minced garlic

2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved

¼ tsp red pepper flakes

4 cups low sodium chicken broth

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp freshly ground pepper

12 oz (340g) uncooked spaghetti noodles

300g fresh shrimp

2 tbsp fresh chopped basil

4 cups fresh spinach

¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

  1. In a large pot, heat butter over medium heat.
  2. Add onion and cook until softened, about 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and red pepper flakes.
  3. Add broth, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and add pasta. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
  4. About 2-3 minutes before pasta is done cooking, add shrimp. Cook until shrimp is opaque, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in spinach and basil. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  5. Serve and enjoy!

Nutritional Facts:

Serves 4 (1 cup per serving)

Nutritional analysis per serving

333 calories

7 g fat

31 g protein

38 g carbohydrate (34 g available carbohydrate)

4 g fibre

429 mg sodium

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