Shrimp Primavera

Description

A mixture of shrimp, pasta, and fresh vegetables make up this slightly spicy dish.

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package rigatoni pasta
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 small zucchini, sliced
  • 1 small yellow squash, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water
  2. stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite
  3. about 13 minutes. Drain.
  4. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is tender
  5. about 5 minutes. Add zucchini
  6. yellow squash
  7. bell peppers
  8. and mushrooms; continue cooking and stirring until vegetables are tender
  9. about 5 minutes more. Pour tomatoes into skillet and season with oregano
  10. basil
  11. red pepper flakes
  12. salt
  13. and black pepper; bring to a simmer.
  14. Cook shrimp in vegetables sauce until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center
  15. about 5 minutes. Serve shrimp and sauce over rigatoni.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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