Main Dishes

Shrimp & Vegetable Pasta with Creamy Garlic Sauce

Jacqueline DiNuoscio
January 19, 2015
6

This pasta dish could easily be made purely vegetarian- and the sauce is to die for!

½ lb linguine or thin spaghetti
1 yellow squash, cut crosswise
1 zucchini, halved lengthwise and then sliced crosswise
1 cup green beans, trimmed and cut into 1½" lengths
¾ lb shrimp, deveiled and peeled
4 T butter
4 cloves garlic
? cup cream
¼ cup fat-free half-and-half
In a pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta to al dente, but do not drain. In a large wide skillet., heat 1 T olive oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add vegetables and sauté until browned and...
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Nutritions

Calories
864

Sodium
3577mg
149% DV

Fat
50g
77% DV

Protein
53g
107% DV

Carbs
50g
17% DV

Fiber
12g
48% DV
Pasta Dinner

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  • Cook macaroni in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente, according to package instructions. During the final 3 minutes of cooking time, add the broccoli florets to the boiling water with...
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Nutritions

Calories
756

Sodium
738mg
30% DV

Fat
39g
61% DV

Protein
31g
62% DV

Carbs
62g
21% DV

Fiber
4g
18% DV