I mistakingly posted the recipe for the Thai Meatballs way too early, if you saw and wondered why it suddenly disappeared, I took it off when I realized what I had done. Many apologies and my thanks to all who have commented. You will still be there when it is eventually published. I will do that as soon as I have had a chance to make it, with my own photos and notes.
Creamy Tuscan Shrimp Pasta
This is another link that disappeared on me but if you go online and type its title in your search engine, you'll get many different varieties. I haven't found this exact one yet but I'm still looking, and will add later when I find its host. It was fixed for the first time on March 9th and was excellent! We had leftovers for the next day.
The weights were metric but I converted as near as I could to ounces.
250 g (9 ounces) peeled shrimp (we probably had less as we used what we had left in a bag of frozen. It seemed enough though.)
Salt and black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon oil or butter
2 cloves of garlic
6 to 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 handfuls of fresh spinach, washed and drained (I also pick the stems off)
200 ml cooking cream (close to 3/4 of a cup) - there was only whole milk in the fridge but Gregg thinks using cream would take it up a notch. I thought it was very nice without but he is probably right
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for sprinkling over your finished plate at the table
1 teaspoon Italian herbs (or oregano/basil)
200 g (9 ounces) pasta - choice suggestions were penne or spaghetti (we used butterfly
Chili flakes (optional)
Lemon Juice (optional)
Grated Parmesan Cheese (Garnish)
Cook the pasta to package directions until al dente.
Save 1/2 cup pasta water.
Season fresh or thawed shrimp with salt and pepper.
Put pan on medium high heat. Add oil or butter. Cook shrimp 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Remove from pan and set aside.
Make the sauce.
Lower heat to medium.
Add garlic and cook for 15 seconds.
Add tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes.
Add cream (or milk), the 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese and herbs. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add spinach until it has just wilted.
If needed, loosen with a splash of pasta water (we found this wasn’t needed).
Combine ingredients.
Add pasta, shrimp and toss 30 to 60 seconds.
Finish off with chili flakes and a squeeze of lemon juice. (I added this at the table, along with extra grated Parmesan cheese when I had served myself my individual portion. This is optional).
Two changes, butterfly pasta and a handful of halved cherry tomatoes. It was all very tasty.
