Shrimps and Pasta Surprise

Ingredients

¼ of an onion thinly sliced

2 heads of broccolis, florets separate and leave 1 inch of steam

4 carrots, peeled and made into ribbons – see video insert for instructions

1 garlic clove, peeled

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 container cherry tomatoes halved

1 tablespoon finely chopped flat leaf Italian parsley

1 tables basil, Julienne

1 pound of uncooked, de-Shelled, deveined, tail off shrimps

1 pound of Bucatini pasta – I used De Cecco

Preparation

Bring a large pot of salted water to a full boil and add the pasta. Cook the pasta according to package instructions for timing. 2 minutes’ prior of the end of cooking add the broccolis florets into the boiling pot. Drain and set aside.

Meanwhile in a large skillet add the oil and the garlic clove over medium heat. When the olive oil is hot add the onion. Sautee for 3 minutes or until the onions are translucent.

Add the carrots and parsley. Stir and cook for another 3 minutes.

Add the cherry tomatoes and the shrimps and mix well until the shrimps are cooked thru.

Sprinkle with basil and add the pasta with broccolis.

Mix well and serve hot.

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About

Often I wait until there is nothing left in the refrigerator to go grocery shopping. With that said, I am also faced with the dilemma of using what is left to create a meal with it. Tonight I had some help from my son and this is all it came down to it.

Son: Mom, what’s for dinner tonight?

Mom: Honey, open the refrigerator

Son: Ok!!! So…. (staring at the refrigerator) what’s for dinner?

Mom: Open the vegetables bin and tell me what we have

Son: Tomatoes, carrots, broccolis, basil, parsley, thyme….

Mom: Well… That, is what’s for dinner tonight.

Son: All vegetables???? But I am hungry.

Mom: No worries, I can add some pasta or rice to that, what do you prefer?

Son: Pasta and not all those veggies

Mom: Sorry!! Veggies it is ( happy smile)

Son: Mom, remind me of this conversation next time I ask what’s for dinner.

Mom: Why?? This is fun