Tomato Mozzarella Shrimp Pasta

AuthorWillow StevensCategory,
Yields1 Serving
 1 lb angel hair pasta
 2 lbs cooked, peeled, and deveined shrimp
 6 cloves of garlic
 8 medium tomatoes, diced (or one 16oz can)
 2 cups chopped spinach
 1 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded or finely diced
 1 finely chopped onion
 6 tbsp fresh oregano
 8 tbsp olive oil
 6 tbsp chopped fresh basil
 salt and pepper to taste
1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boiling. Add pasta and cook for 8 minutes or until tender. Drain.

2

Combine garlic, onion and oregano in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add onion mixture, cook and stir until fragrant and almost golden. Mix in tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes while the pasta is cooking, and occasionally stir.

3

Mix in spinach until it wilts, then stir in the shrimp just before pasta is done. Cook until it is thoroughly heated. Mix with pasta in a large serving bowl, and mix in mozzarella cheese.

Ingredients

 1 lb angel hair pasta
 2 lbs cooked, peeled, and deveined shrimp
 6 cloves of garlic
 8 medium tomatoes, diced (or one 16oz can)
 2 cups chopped spinach
 1 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded or finely diced
 1 finely chopped onion
 6 tbsp fresh oregano
 8 tbsp olive oil
 6 tbsp chopped fresh basil
 salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boiling. Add pasta and cook for 8 minutes or until tender. Drain.

2

Combine garlic, onion and oregano in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add onion mixture, cook and stir until fragrant and almost golden. Mix in tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes while the pasta is cooking, and occasionally stir.

3

Mix in spinach until it wilts, then stir in the shrimp just before pasta is done. Cook until it is thoroughly heated. Mix with pasta in a large serving bowl, and mix in mozzarella cheese.

Notes

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Willow Stevens

Willow is a mother of six who begins to feel the empty nest, with faer oldest child living with his long-time girlfriend in another state, and the next three begin their talks about jobs and the excitement of college and living alone. Willow started couponing in 2007 to save their family some money on the grocery budget. That's how Freetail Therapy was born, so that fae could share their knowledge of saving money with others. Though the site has become so much more since then, and now includes homeschooling and homesteading info, Willow still does it all on a budget and shares how. Willow enjoys snagging freebies, snuggling with their dog, Xander, drinking decaf coffee, gardening, cannabis and of course, their large frugal family.

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