305 calories Garlic Shrimp Pasta with Mushrooms and Spinach

emilydmac
emilydmac Posts: 382 Member
edited September 30 in Recipes
Hi Everyone- my fiance is an amazing cook and I want to share some of his recipes (he is so sweet and accomodating to my weight loss too)
He makes a pasta dish that is so good and really good for you
Ingredients:
-6 oz (about half a box) of Barilla whole wheat Spaghetti
-3 tsp olive oil
-3 oz shrimp (15-20 shrimp)
-3 cloves garlic
-14 oz of Mushrooms, any type
-2 cups of raw spinach

First- start boiling some water in a pot. Then- put the olive oil in a pan and heat, the mince the garlic and saute. Once the garlic starts to smell good, cut up the mushrooms and add. Saute some more.
When the water boils, add the pasta.
Once the mushrooms are about halfway done, add the shrimp to the same pan with the garlic and the mushrooms. Then, add the spinach and put a lid on the frying pan so the spinach is pressed down a bit. The spinach will cook in just a minute or two.
Drain the pasta and add it to the frying pan and fold it in with the garlic, mushrooms and spinach.
Serve! and if you want, top with a little shake of some parmesan cheese!
Serves 3 (he has 2 servings (Mr. Metabolism!) usually and I have 1)
One serving fills a dinner bowl or plate, I can barely finish it!

One serving:
305 calories
48grams carbs
7 grams fat
17 grams of protein
89 mg sodium
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  • TerraGirl17
    TerraGirl17 Posts: 275 Member
    bump
  • dree77
    dree77 Posts: 52
    This looks fantastic - thanks for sharing!! Pasta has gotten such a bad rap because of it's carbs, but whole wheat pasta is healthy and just is good if not better! :)
  • Erykah3584
    Erykah3584 Posts: 324 Member
    That sounds delicious!!! Im going to try it!
  • emilydmac
    emilydmac Posts: 382 Member
    This looks fantastic - thanks for sharing!! Pasta has gotten such a bad rap because of it's carbs, but whole wheat pasta is healthy and just is good if not better! :)


    I AGREE!!! plus the barilla -which is what i use, isn't grainy or too chewy like some are
  • jb_2011
    jb_2011 Posts: 1,029 Member
    Sounds great, I was thinking about fixing shrimp tonight, and I think I have some spinach in the garden. Thanks!
  • abby459
    abby459 Posts: 694 Member
    bump....sounds yummy
  • VParee
    VParee Posts: 26
    Bump, Definetly will try it
  • kalelwifey
    kalelwifey Posts: 172
    ohhh YUMMM! sounds so good im gonna add it to my healthy recipe folder!
  • SUNNY613
    SUNNY613 Posts: 251 Member
    sounds really good...how long does the shrimp take to cook?
  • gailosborne
    gailosborne Posts: 435
    Yummy. That sound deliciou. Thanks :-)
  • cbonuz
    cbonuz Posts: 63
    this sounds wonderful...thanks!!
  • emilydmac
    emilydmac Posts: 382 Member
    The shrimp only take a few minutes to cook (3-5) it is a very quick dish to make!
  • megabux
    megabux Posts: 179 Member
    Sounds amazing, thanks for sharing!
  • rainbowbuggy
    rainbowbuggy Posts: 320
    This sound A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Thank you!
  • SUNNY613
    SUNNY613 Posts: 251 Member
    The shrimp only take a few minutes to cook (3-5) it is a very quick dish to make!

    ok thanks i think im going to try that tomorrow
  • keljo05
    keljo05 Posts: 173
    Oh yummm! Thanks :)
  • dhayeskc
    dhayeskc Posts: 9
    Um. Um. You had me until the spinach. lol. What does the spinach add to the flavor or texture? Sans the spinach, it has many of my favorite things and sounds incredible!
  • emilydmac
    emilydmac Posts: 382 Member
    it is soooo good! plus it feels like I am eating a reallly awesome oily carb-a-licious pasta dinner- but I am not! It is a win-win
  • emilydmac
    emilydmac Posts: 382 Member
    Um. Um. You had me until the spinach. lol. What does the spinach add to the flavor or texture? Sans the spinach, it has many of my favorite things and sounds incredible!

    Just dont put the spinach in! My fiance and I just love the taste of spinach haha- if you don't put in the 2c spinach, minus 14 calories for the recipe
  • TenLaws
    TenLaws Posts: 273
    Bump
  • judyyy314
    judyyy314 Posts: 5
    Sounds yummy...I'm going to give it a try. Thanks for sharing!
  • SeasideOasis
    SeasideOasis Posts: 1,057 Member
    Bump....I dont like mushrooms, but the other half will ;)
  • MummaSue
    MummaSue Posts: 242 Member
    Definitely one to try - thanks :O)
  • emilydmac
    emilydmac Posts: 382 Member
    Bump....I dont like mushrooms, but the other half will ;)

    You can do it without the mushrooms- actually, we recently discovered that mushrooms were nice in it (if you like mushrooms) but we have been making this for months and didnt use them! (you can do it without the spinach too)
  • mackemshazza
    mackemshazza Posts: 87 Member
    Can you make extra for me? I'll bring my own bowl, fork and chair.
  • jmikels67
    jmikels67 Posts: 116
    Yummy!
  • taniux88
    taniux88 Posts: 43 Member
    B U M P ...YUMMI!!! THANKS FOR SHARING:flowerforyou:
  • QueenHanifa
    QueenHanifa Posts: 180 Member
    bump.... sounds like friday nite dinner for me!
  • amy_marie
    amy_marie Posts: 130 Member
    bump!
  • lindsey_mickeyd
    lindsey_mickeyd Posts: 101 Member
    I seriously think I might have to try this tonight...minus the mushrooms.

    Thanks for sharing!
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