Shrimp Pasta Carbonara

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
4 oz. pasta6 oz. cooked shrimp, Frozen, thawed or fresh that is devined and tail removed1 egg, lightly beaten1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese, grated24 grape tomatoes (or desired amount)
Directions
Serves 4
Boil pasta till al dente. While it is boiling brown bacon until crisp in a heavy or cast iron pan. Remove to paper towel and blot grease. If there is a lot of grease in the pan remove it. Add shrimp and tomatoes to warm through (if you like the tomatoes more like sauce smash them as they warm to allow juices to flow. Drain pasta, reserving 2 - 4 T of the liquid and return to pot. Crumble bacon into pot then add shrimp mixture to pasta, add egg and Parmesan Cheese. Gently toss to mix all ingredients. If needed add reserved liquid and toss to incorporate. Serve with a salad/dinner roll.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KC_FROGLADY.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 274.9
  • Total Fat: 9.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 144.9 mg
  • Sodium: 455.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 23.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
  • Protein: 23.3 g

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