E-z Shrimp And Basiled Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb pasta, cooked
• 1/2 lb frozen shrimp, peeled
• 3 tomatoes, cut into chunks
• 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in large frying pan, saute garlic in olive oil until tender. add shrimp and saute a few minutes (stirring occasionally) until shrimp turns pink when done.
• 2 meanwhile, cook pasta until just tender (al dente), then drain.
• 3 add basil and tomatoes to shrimp mixture, cover and simmer about 5 minutes to release juices. mix in cooked pasta and heat through, about 1 minute.
• 4 season with salt and pepper to taste, then serve with parmesan cheese.
• 5 note recipe calls for 1 lb. of pasta. i lower amount if sauce does not appear "liquid-y" as it should (it depends on juiciness of tomatoes!).