Shrimp & Asparagus in a Garlic Cream Sauce
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1lb pasta2c light cream2c 99% Fat Free Chicken broth1 bunch of asparagus cleaned and chopped1lb of raw shrimp with shells (5 large cloves of garlic
Peel Shrimp and save shells in separate bowl. season shrimp with salt and pepper. Melt 1 Tbsp of I Can't believe it's not butter LIGHT spread in a skillet. Boil water to cook pasta according to package instructions for al dente.
After butter melts grate 5 cloves of garlic into the butter. Cook Garlic until fragrant. Then add 2 cups of chicken broth to skillet and turn heat to high. Add shrimp shells to broth and reduce liquid by about 1/2. Once cooked down strain liquid and add the liquid to the pan and discard the shells.
Drain pasta when ready.
Add 2 cups of light cream to skillet and high over medium to medium high heat until it thickens about 7 minutes or so. Add shrimp & pasta to skillet. Reduce heat to medium to medium low. (You don't want to continue reducing the liquid or burn it.) Cook about 5 minutes until shrimp turn pink.
Meanwhile take cleaned and chopped asparagus and put in a microwave safe bowl with a little water. Microwave on high for 3 minutes until asparagus is tender. Drain and add asparagus to skillet. Stir and serve!
Enjoy!
Serving Size: Feeds about 6 people
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OLIVERSMOM1130.
After butter melts grate 5 cloves of garlic into the butter. Cook Garlic until fragrant. Then add 2 cups of chicken broth to skillet and turn heat to high. Add shrimp shells to broth and reduce liquid by about 1/2. Once cooked down strain liquid and add the liquid to the pan and discard the shells.
Drain pasta when ready.
Add 2 cups of light cream to skillet and high over medium to medium high heat until it thickens about 7 minutes or so. Add shrimp & pasta to skillet. Reduce heat to medium to medium low. (You don't want to continue reducing the liquid or burn it.) Cook about 5 minutes until shrimp turn pink.
Meanwhile take cleaned and chopped asparagus and put in a microwave safe bowl with a little water. Microwave on high for 3 minutes until asparagus is tender. Drain and add asparagus to skillet. Stir and serve!
Enjoy!
Serving Size: Feeds about 6 people
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OLIVERSMOM1130.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 384.3
- Total Fat: 18.7 g
- Cholesterol: 201.8 mg
- Sodium: 551.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 29.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
- Protein: 23.8 g
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