Description
A light, flavorful, quick, and easy gourmet dinner. My husband was impressed, and I eye-balled most of it, but here’s what I came up with. Has a little kick, but not enough to overwhelm the clean flavors of the fresh ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti
- ΒΌ cup olive oil, divided
- 1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach
- 1 zucchini, chopped
- 1 yellow squash, chopped
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts, or to taste
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice, divided
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water
- stirring occasionally
- until cooked through but firm to the bite
- about 12 minutes. Drain and return spaghetti to the pot.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir spinach
- zucchini
- squash
- pine nuts
- and garlic in hot oil until vegetables are tender
- 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl.
- Heat another 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shrimp and 2 teaspoons lemon juice until shrimp are bright pink and centers are opaque
- about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Combine remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- parsley
- and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir vegetable mixture
- shrimp
- and olive oil mixture into spaghetti until combined.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 4