Shrimp Scampi with Roasted Peppers and Spinach

This is by far our favorite Publix Apron dish. Not only did we love it but both of the girls loved it and ate their entire helping without fighting at all!

 For the Publix Apron version please click here, I did make a few slight adjustments.

Shrimp Scampi with Roasted Peppers and Spinch


Ingredients:
12 ounces of peeled/deveined shrimp
2 cups of spinach leaves
4 cloves of garlic
1 ounce of shredded parmesan cheese
1 ounce of shredded asigo cheese
1 cup roasted red peppers
1/2 cup of chicken stock
8 ounces of linguine pasta
1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes (we each added more to our own plates)
3 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of olive oil
salt to taste

Directions:
1. Cook pasta per package directions
2. Heat a large frying pan on medium with olive oil.  Slice garlic into thin pieces and cook in oil until edges turn golden
3. Add peppers, shrimp, pepper flakes and salt to olive oil.  Cook about a minute.
4. Add chicken stock and cook until shrimp have turned pink.
5. Reduce heat to low and stir in butter and spinach.  Allow spinach to wilt.
6. Add in cheese and pasta.  Toss until cheese melts.

Alfredo Whole Wheat Pasta with Mushrooms

In an effort to clean up our diet a little I usually serve whole wheat pasta.  I usually get some sort of complaint that it tastes "healthy" but not this time!

Well, using heavy cream isn't exactly "healthy" but at least it's whole wheat pasta, right?

I adapted the Alfredo Sauce Recipe from Allrecipes.com

These are the cheeses I used.  I bought aged asiago cheese and parmesan cheese.  In order to shred them I cut both cheeses into cubes and tossed them into my food processor.  I used the "pulse" function on the food processor until there were no more chunks of cheese left, only small shredded pieces.

Alfredo Whole Wheat Pasta with Mushrooms


Ingredients:
13 ounces of whole wheat pasta
1/4 cup of butter
1 cup of heavy cream
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1/2 cup of shredded asiago cheese
1 cup of shredded parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups of slices baby bella mushrooms
1 tablespoon of olive oil

Directions:
1. Cook pasta per packaged directions.
2. In separate pan heat the 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 clove of garlic over medium-high heat for about 2-3 minutes.
3. Add in mushrooms and sauteed until cooked, about 5 minutes.
4. In a small pot melt butter over medium-low heat.
5. Add cream and simmer 5 minutes.
6. Add garlic and cheeses and whisk until cheese is melted and alfredo sauce is smooth.
7. Combine cooked pasta, mushrooms and alfredo sauce and stir well to evenly coat.