Shrimp Spaghetti in Olive Oil Dressing recipe

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Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti
¼ cup olive oil, divided
1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach
1 zucchini, chopped
1 yellow squash, chopped
2 tablespoons pine nuts, or to taste
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 teaspoons lemon juice, divided
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

478.6 calories
carbohydrate: 50 g
cholesterol: 172.6 mg
fat: 18.1 g
fiber: 5.3 g
protein: 30.1 g
saturatedFat: 2.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 264.9 mg
sugar: 3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and return spaghetti to the pot.

  2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, cook and stir spinach, zucchini, squash, pine nuts, and garlic in hot oil until vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl.

  3. Heat another 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same skillet over medium heat, cook and stir shrimp and 2 teaspoons lemon juice until shrimp are bright pink and centers are opaque, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

  4. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, parsley, and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

  5. Stir vegetable mixture, shrimp, and olive oil mixture into spaghetti until combined.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

A light, flavorful, quick, and easy gourmet dinner. My husband was impressed, and I eye-balled most of it, but here's what I came up with. Has a little kick, but not enough to overwhelm the clean flavors of the fresh ingredients.

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