Recipe: Shrimp Scampi

This is a nice light meal with lots of garlic punch.  It's also light on calories and fat as the white wine, lemon and garlic dominate the taste of this dish.  The whole wheat angel hair pasta add lots of good nutrition to round out the meal.  I cooked this dish in the time it took to boil the pasta, very quick and easy to prepare.  Next time I'm going to add some vegetables like zucchini and eggplant.

SHRIMP SCAMPI
from Cooking Light Cookbook

2 teaspoons olive oil
28 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 1 1/2lbs)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup dry white wine (I used Pinot Grigio)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (I used regular parsley)
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.  Add shrimp, saute 1 minute.  Add garlic, saute 1 minute.  Stir in wine, salt and pepper, bring mixture to a boil.  reduce heat to medium, cook 30 seconds.  Add parsley and juice, toss well to coat.  Cook 1 minute or until shrimp are done.

Makes 4 servings of 7 shrimp each.

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Enjoy!

from "The Puppy Who Found a Boy"

story & pictures by George and Irma Wilde

1951 Wonder Books, Inc.