Description
Fresh tomatoes and spinach, fresh herbs, and fresh mozzarella combine with shrimp and fettuccine for an easy summer dinner.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces dry fettuccine pasta
- 3 cloves garlic
- ½ sweet onion, cut into wedges
- 3 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup spinach leaves
- 1 pound cooked shrimp – peeled and deveined
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, diced
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta
- and cook for 8 minutes
- or until tender. Drain.
- In the container of a food processor
- combine the garlic
- onion and oregano. Pulse until finely chopped. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion mixture; cook and stir until fragrant and almost golden. Mix in the tomatoes
- basil
- salt and pepper. Simmer for about 5 minutes while the pasta is cooking
- stirring occasionally.
- Mix in spinach until it wilts
- then just before the pasta is done
- stir in the shrimp. Cook until heated through. Toss with pasta in a large serving bowl
- and mix in mozzarella cheese.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 4