Shrimp Pasta

Shrimp Pasta Recipe

Ingredients :

1. Whole wheat pasta - 150gms
2. Shrimp - 200gms ( uncooked )
3. Onions - medium size 2, diced
4. Minced garlic - 1 tbsp
5. Black pepper - 1/2 tsp
6. Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
7. Sun Dried Tomatoes - 3 tbsp
8. Basil Pesto - 2 1/2 tbsp
9. Fresh cheese - few, cut into cubes
10. Broccoli - small size, chopped
11. Capsicum - Green, Orange, yellow colors 
12. Olive oil - 3 tbsp
13. Pinch of turmeric powder
14. Salt to taste
15. Olives - few (Optional)

Method to make Shrimp pasta :

• In a pressure cooker, add pasta, some water and 1/2 tsp of salt, mix it cook until 2 whistles or cook till tender and keep aside
•  In a bowl, add cleaned shrimp, pinch of turmeric powder, pinch of salt, 1/2 tbsp of ginger - garlic paste cook until raw shrimp smile disappears ( Note : no need of water in it ) and keep aside
• Over the medium flame, Heat olive oil in a non - stick pan and add minced garlic, stir it half minute and then add chopped onions, fry till it turns light shade
• Add 1/2 tbsp of ginger, garlic paste fry it for 30 seconds
• Add cooked shrimp, saute it for 2 minutes

• Add chopped broccoli and colored capsicum pieces in to it, fry until capsicum are fully cooked  

• Now, add Sun dried tomatoes, and Basil pesto, saute it well
• Add black pepper powder, olives, pinch of salt  and cooked pasta into it, fix it well for one minute

• Finally add cheese ( as per your taste) into it, mix it well 

• Serve it hot without any side dishes
• It tastes too good

Note :

• In broccoli, vitamin A and Vitamin C are very high
• Calories are high in cheese

Nutritional Value : ( Taken from http://recipes.sparkpeople.com )

• Calories 375
• Total fat - 15.5g
• Cholesterol - 210.8mg
• Sodium - 978.6mg
• Vitamin A - 38.4%
• Vitamin C - 6.9%
• Iron - 21.0%
• Protein - 32.6mg
• Carbohydrate - 24.2mg

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