Creamy Spicy Garlic Shrimp Pasta- Recipe

    This is one of the recipes I made this week for dinner! I found the inspiration from this YouTube video- thanks, Joe!

Creamy Spicy Garlic Shrimp Pasta

This recipe makes 3 servings. Each serving is 386 calories. 

Protein: 34.4 g

Carb: 53.9 g

Fat: 13.7 g

• 168 g Rigatoni pasta
• 12 oz shrimp
• 4 oz reduced fat cream cheese
• 1/2 lemon
• 3 Tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 Teaspoon red pepper flake (more or less to taste)
• Parsley

1. Boil water for pasta. Heat saucepan on medium, and add olive oil to pan. Once oil is shimmering, add garlic and red pepper flake until golden, about 2-3 minutes. Add pasta to boiling water, cook until done.
2. Add shrimp to saucepan with garlic and pepper flake. Cook until until shrimp is done. Drain pasta when done, then add to the same pan with shrimp and spices. Optional: Save 1/2 cup of pasta water.
3. Add cream cheese and stir until melted and all pasta is coated. Optional: Add some pasta water until desired consistency of sauce is achieved.
4. Divide into three portions, then dress with parsley and a lemon wedge. Serve with a slice of garlic bread or Lemon Garlic Asparagus.