A quick and easy but tasty pasta dish with a glass of white wine and your favorite store-bought olive bread. And then perhaps a simple dessert, such as ice cream with hot fudge sauce. What better way to relax after work.
Ingredients
- For the pasta:
- 1/2 lb fresh shrimp, deveined, and shelled
- 1 14 1/2 oz can fire roasted tomatoes with garlic (drain the sauce)
- about 8 stalks of Swiss chard ( you can use either green or red swiss chard. Photo shows green).
- 2 cloves of garlic peeled and mashed
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- salt 1 1/2 tsp
- red pepper flakes 1/2 teaspoon
- 1 1/3 cup chicken broth low salt
- 2/3 cup white wine (not cooking wine)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
- Parmesan cheese shredded for garnish
- 1 package of angel hair pasta cooked al dente in boiling salted water
Directions
- Heat olive oil over medium low heat and saute garlic until lightly browned.
- Add tomatoes to the pan and lightly saute for 1-2 minutes.
- Add chicken broth, salt, red pepper, and wine and simmer until reduced by 1/2.
- Add swiss chard and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add whipping cream and shrimp. Cook for 2-4 minutes until the shrimp turns pink and sauce thickens.
- Adjust salt and red pepper to taste.
- Plate the cooked al dente angel hair pasta.
- Pour the sauce over the pasta.
- Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and also with freshly shredded or grated Parmesan cheese on top.
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Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving | %DV |
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Serving Size 323g | |
Recipe makes 4 servings | |
Calories 319 | |
Calories from Fat 197 | 62% |
Total Fat 22.43g | 28% |
Saturated Fat 5.8g | 23% |
Trans Fat 0.0g | |
Cholesterol 107mg | 36% |
Sodium 1177mg | 49% |
Potassium 630mg | 18% |
Total Carbs 8.49g | 2% |
Dietary Fiber 2.0g | 7% |
Sugars 2.53g | 2% |
Protein 15.7g | 25% |
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