This recipe is so easy- and satisfies a craving for seafood and pasta. Best part of all, you can already have the ingredients on hand for a quick meal (aside from, perhaps, the basil).Barilla PLUS pasta (could it be any larger?) tastes great and is better for you.
I snapped it in half and boiled for 8 or 9 minutes. It always takes me longer than the package suggests (6-7 minutes).
Meanwhile, it was time to get the shrimp cooked up! A thin slice of butter and a splat of olive oil.
I searched the refridge up & down for a jar of pre-minced garlic and couldn't find it. I think the refridgerator ate it or Alex thought it was something rotten, or better bet lately (blame it on the child), Andrew thought it fit for the trash can! Anyhow, this made me dig into the reserved-for-planting-in-the-garden garlic stash. WAIT! I already planted PLENTY! This stuff is starting to sprout on me... Anyone reading this and who wants some free garlic cloves to plant (they multiply into a full bulb and you can pull them up in July), please let me know. We are lucky to have a mild November and the ground is still soft to dig into.
Once peeled and ends sliced off, it is good to remove the sprouting, green centers. These cloves got a rough chop treatment (what was I thinking, using jarred garlic??!)....
There was a large grape tomato on the table so I chopped that up. Chopped some basil and got the parmesan & grater ready.
Sizzled up the garlic for a few. Just until it was beginning to brown.
Tossed in the frozen, tail-on shrimp (really cheap, 4.99 for a bag at Target). Put the lid on and tossed occasionally.
Took a peek and they look pretty much done! Tossed in the tomato (and a spoonful of Pastene hot pepper relish), allowed another 30 seconds or so, then used a spatula to remove to the pasta. This would not pour out easily, the spatula helps scoop out all those delicious garlic morsels.
