Cajun Shrimp Orecchiette

Name: Cajun Shrimp Orecchiette
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Cajun, Creole
Ingredients: 237 milliliters baby spinach; 79 milliliters butter; 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning, or to taste; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 59 milliliters chopped green onion; 473 milliliters uncooked orecchiette pasta; 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper; 237 milliliters diced plum tomatoes; 118 milliliters chopped shallots; 454 grams shrimp - peeled and deveined; 237 milliliters white wine

The recipe Cajun Shrimp Orecchiette is ready in approximately 35 minutes and is definitely an amazing pescatarian option for lovers of Creole food. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 301 calories, 19g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of orecchiette pasta, garlic, cracked pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

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Water

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Add orecchiette pasta, and cook for 9 to 11 minutes, until almost al dente; drain.

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Orecchiette

Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in shallots, garlic, and green onion. Season with Cajun seasoning and pepper, and cook about 2 minutes.

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Cajun Seasoning

Green Onions

Shallot

Butter

Garlic

Pepper

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Mix in wine, tomatoes, and shrimp. Continue to cook and stir until shrimp are opaque.

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Tomato

Shrimp

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Mix in the pasta and spinach, cover, and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, until pasta is al dente and spinach has wilted.

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Spinach

Pasta

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Servings:

237milliliters

baby spinach 79milliliters

butter 2teaspoons

Cajun seasoning, or to taste 3cloves

garlic, chopped 59milliliters

chopped green onion 473milliliters

uncooked orecchiette pasta 1teaspoon

cracked black pepper 237milliliters

diced plum tomatoes 118milliliters

chopped shallots 454grams

shrimp - peeled and deveined 237milliliters

white wine

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. The Rabble Pinot Gris with a 4.9 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.