Greek-Style Scampi (Cooking Light)

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Greek-Style Scampi


This quick, filling weeknight meal relies on easy-to-find ingredients. Add a spinach-mushroom salad to round out the menu..


6 ounces uncooked angel hair pasta
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
6 tablespoons (about 1 1/2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain and keep warm.

2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add green bell pepper to pan; sauté 1 minute. Add garlic and tomatoes; cook 1 minute. Add black pepper and shrimp; cover and cook 3 minutes or until shrimp are done. Stir in red pepper; remove from heat. Place 1 cup pasta on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 1 cup shrimp mixture and 1 1/2 tablespoons cheese.


Yield: 4 servings

CALORIES 379 (20% from fat); FAT 8.5g (sat 3g,mono 2.8g,poly 1.7g); IRON 4.1mg; CHOLESTEROL 185mg; CALCIUM 656mg; CARBOHYDRATE 43.3g; SODIUM 139mg; PROTEIN 31.7g; FIBER 2.6g

Cooking Light, MARCH 2008

TamTastic

Greek-Style Scampi


This quick, filling weeknight meal relies on easy-to-find ingredients. Add a spinach-mushroom salad to round out the menu..


6 ounces uncooked angel hair pasta
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
6 tablespoons (about 1 1/2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain and keep warm.

2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add green bell pepper to pan; sauté 1 minute. Add garlic and tomatoes; cook 1 minute. Add black pepper and shrimp; cover and cook 3 minutes or until shrimp are done. Stir in red pepper; remove from heat. Place 1 cup pasta on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 1 cup shrimp mixture and 1 1/2 tablespoons cheese.


Yield: 4 servings

CALORIES 379 (20% from fat); FAT 8.5g (sat 3g,mono 2.8g,poly 1.7g); IRON 4.1mg; CHOLESTEROL 185mg; CALCIUM 656mg; CARBOHYDRATE 43.3g; SODIUM 139mg; PROTEIN 31.7g; FIBER 2.6g

Cooking Light, MARCH 2008

mamaof2girls

MMMMMMMMMmmmmmmm.....that looks delicious! Thanks for the recipe!