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Servings: 6
Ingredients
- Two-Tomato Pasta with Spicy Shrimp serves 4 CLICK here for a printable recipe
- 2 T vegetable oil
- 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
- 3 clv garlic, thinly sliced and diveded
- 1 1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 T asian chili sauce (or similar hot sauce)
- 1 t sugar
- 1 cn (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes in juice
- 1 pt cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 lb spaghetti
- 1 bn lightly packed fresh basil leaves, 1/2 of them chopped half left whole
- very good extr-virgin olive oil for drizzling
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 201g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 287 | |
| Calories from Fat 37 | 13% |
| Total Fat 4.14g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat 0.61g | 2% |
| Trans Fat 0.04g | |
| Cholesterol 172mg | 57% |
| Sodium 183mg | 8% |
| Potassium 409mg | 12% |
| Total Carbs 32.17g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.8g | 6% |
| Sugars 2.91g | 2% |
| Protein 28.46g | 46% |
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