Cheese Shrimp Penne Pasta & Spinach

Ingredients:

  • 1 box Penne Pasta
  • 1lb Shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 3 C Fresh Chopped Spinach, Kale or Arugula do not use frozen
  • 1 C Mozzarella or Swiss Cheese
  • 3 Garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tsp Salt, Pepper & Garlic Salt
  • 8 C Water
  • 2 T Butter
  • 1 T Oil

Directions:

  1. Make pasta according to pkg. Last 5 mins of cooking add your shrimp to pasta water. Cook until no longer pink. Drain all but 1 C of water for next step. Keep pasta and shrimp warm.
  2. In a pan add oil & butter over Med heat. When butter melts add, pasta to pan. Toss to coat. Season. Cook for 2 mins, stirring often.
  3. Next, add spinach, cook for 1 min until wilted add cup more water here if necessary to steam/cook spinach Last add shrimp and cheese. Stir gently until cheese melts. Do not overcook. Add more seasonings to taste. Garnish with dried cilantro.

Enjoy

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