Shrimp Scampi Pasta

I've decided that I'm going to try and post at least one new recipe a week. I'm always up for trying new recipes and I always want to share-good or bad. I can always get tips on the bad ones right?

Tonight the fiance and I tried a new Weight Watchers recipe! This one is crazy simple but sooo delicious. You'll soon learn that I love simple and tasty and if its not a simple recipe but I make it, it is probably well worth the effort!

To get down to the nitty-gritty of this dish...with a few changes we made ;)

Shrimp Scampi Pasta

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Tbs olive oil

1 1/2 tablespoons of bottled minced garlic

1 1/2 pounds of peeled and deveined jumbo shrimp

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper

1 Lb box angel hair or spaghetti pasta

2 tablespoons butter

Directions:

• Follow the directions on the box of the pasta as directed; when noodles are done stir in the butter till melted.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, add garlic and cook for 1 minute
• Add shrimp, and cook for 5 minutes until shrimp are done, stirring occasionally, remove pan from heat
• Stir in parsley and remaining ingredients
• Spoon out about a cup of pasta onto plate and top with a serving of shrimp and enjoy!

(One serving is equal to about a cup of pasta and 5 shrimp. This makes 5-6 servings.)

What we did differently:

1. We added  about 1 more tablespoon of garlic, but we are big garlic lovers!!
2. Instead of 1 1/2 pounds of shrimp we went with 2 pounds since that was how big our bag was. Why skimp right?
3. I normally don't buy fresh herbs... I know, I know, I probably should BUT its cheaper if I don't. Broke college kid here remember? It usually just takes me a while to use them up and by then they have already gone bad so I just opt for dried spices and herbs when I can....and I may have forgotten that this recipe requires it. Oops.
4. Oh, and that red pepper up there-what a mess up did we have on this. Well, since I was trying to rush to get dinner cooked and trying to pick up a messy kitchen I quickly and completely read this part wrong. For some reason I turned 1/8 tsp of red pepper into 1/2 tsp of black pepper. There wasn't much I could do after dumping that all over the shrimp. So the solution? Add the correct amount of the correct ingredient! 

Did you notice the side salad? Well that would be just a simple green salad with a few cherry tomatoes topped with 1 oz. of feta cheese! Easy, simple, and healthy! 

Even though we had a little mix up, it was a good one! Taylor has already deemed this quick dinner as "Cook Book Material"

 Weight Watcher Points Plus:

Shrimp-3 pts a serving

Pasta-5 pts a serving

Salad-1 pt