Pasta with Pepper Prawns

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 513.8
  • Total Fat: 5.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 344.5 mg
  • Sodium: 481.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 56.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.8 g
  • Protein: 54.4 g

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Introduction

The heat from two kinds of fresh peppers gets mellowed out by cooling lime, sweet tomatoes and buttery shrimp. I definitely recommend using fresh, in season tomatoes for this, right off the vine cherry tomatoes from your own backyard if possible! Adapted from Weight Watchers. The heat from two kinds of fresh peppers gets mellowed out by cooling lime, sweet tomatoes and buttery shrimp. I definitely recommend using fresh, in season tomatoes for this, right off the vine cherry tomatoes from your own backyard if possible! Adapted from Weight Watchers.
Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    4 oz dry, whole-wheat linguine
    2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
    1 cherry pepper, seeded and minced
    1/2 cup dry white wine
    zest of 2 limes
    juice of 1 lime
    2 tbsp tomato paste
    2 cups (1 pt) cherry tomatoes, halved
    1/2 cup water (reserve from cooking pasta)
    1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined

Directions

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook pasta until al dente, about 6-7 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2-3/4 cup cooking liquid, and set aside.
Cook garlic and chilli peppers in a small amount of non-stick spray in a non-stick skillet until fragrant and beginning to cook down.
Add wine, lime zest, lime juice, and tomato paste, simmer for 1 minute.
Stir in the cherry tomatoes and reserved pasta water. Cook 4 minutes longer.
Add shrimp and cook just until the prawns turn pink.
Stir in the cooked pasta to combine and serve.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.