Easy & Healthy Garlic Shrimp w/Whole Grain Pasta

prep time:
30 min
total time:
45 min
Makes 1-4 servings
LisaLisa Powers

Healthy whole grain pasta with yummy garlic shimp.

ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 1 Cup cooked Whole Grain Wheat Pasta
  • 1/2 Pound Raw Medium Shrimp with tails
  • 1/2 Cup Fresh Broccoli Heads (stalks removed)
  • 1/4 Cup Fresh Onion - chopped
  • 1 TBL of Chopped Garlic (bottled garlic or fresh)
  • 1/4 Red Hot Pepper - Chopped (with seeds if you want it spicy)
  • 1 Pat of Real Butter (optional)
  • 2 TBLS of Olive Oil
  • 2 Squeezes of Basil Paste (In the tube) or use Fresh Chopped Basil Leaves
  • 1/4 cup of low sodium chicken broth (organic is best)
  • Salt and Pepper to taste (I use crushed rock salt and black peppercorns)

directions

  • 1

    Heat large non-stick frying pan.

  • 2

    Add Olive Oil, Garlic, Butter, Chopped Hot Peppers, Chopped Onions, salt and pepper and cook on medium heat until onions are soft.

  • 3

    Add Fresh Broccoli and Shrimp, sauté until heated and broccoli is slightly cooked and shrimp are pink.

  • 4

    Add 1/4 cup of Chicken Broth, Stir gently.

  • 5

    Add Basil Paste or Fresh Basil Leaves (chopped).

  • 6

    Stir all ingredients for a few minutes, and just heated through.

  • 7

    Add Cooked Pasta, toss together and heat through until pasta is fully heated. (about 5 minutes)

  • 8

    Put on plate and sprinkle with a bit of Parmesan cheese.

notes

Use any shape pasta to make this a kid friendly dish!

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