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Pasta with spinach and shrimp

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 200g farfalle
  • 200 g leaf spinach
  • 150 g king prawns (Black Tiger), ready to cook
  • 150 ml cream
  • 50 g cream cheese
  • 30 g Parmesan
  • 1 shallot(s)
  • 1 garlic clove(s)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Cook the pasta al dente in salted water according to the package instructions. Wash and dry the spinach leaves. Peel and finely dice the shallot and garlic, and sauté in a pan with oil. Deglaze with cream. Gradually add the spinach leaves until they collapse. Then add the cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, and lemon juice and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir occasionally. In a second pan with oil, fry the shrimp for 1 minute on each side and then add to the sauce. Season everything with salt and pepper. Briefly drain the pasta and add to the sauce. Simmer gently for another 5 minutes.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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