Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Crispy Parmesan Shrimp with Spaghetti

This is a REALLY SUPER Duper YUMMY Dinner!
  • 3 oz parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 garlic clove, pressed
  • 1/4 t salt
  • 1/2 t pepper
  • 1 lb frozen large, uncooked shrimp (21-25 per pound) thawed (i actually like the medium shrimp better, and you can get them all peeled already or, if you're like me, as long as i'm distracted and talking or thinking of something else, I can peel and deviene shrimp just fine :)
  • 2 T fresh parsley
  • 8 oz uncooked spaghetti (or pasta of your choice)
  • 2 C broccoli florets (I personally prefer more broccoli, so we double that)
  • 1 C Marinara sauce (We just use a whole jar of whatever spaghetti sacue we're in the mood for.

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Bring salted water to boil for pasta.
  2. meanwhile, for parmesan topping, lightly spray nonstick skillet with oil and heat 1-3 minutes of medm heat.  Grate cheese evenly over bottom of skillet.  Cook 4-5 minutes or until cheese is lacy and golden.  starting at edges, immediately loosen cheese carefully. Slide onto a cutting board and coll completely.  place the cheese crisp into a resealable plastic bag; coarsely crush into crumbs using the flat side of a meat tenderizer.
  3. For shrimp, whisk together egg white, pressed garlic, salt and black pepper in a medium bowl. Peel and devein shrimp; remove tails.  add shrimp to egg mixture and toss to coat.  arange shrimp in a single layer in a deep dish baker (or any casserole dish you may have).
  4. Snip parsley and toss with cheese crumbs.  sprinkle cheese mixture o ver shrimp.  bake 10-12 minutes or until shrimp are cooked through.
  5. Add pasta to boiling water; cook 4 minutes.  Meanwhile, cut broccoli into small florets and add to boiling pasta; cook 1-2 minutes or until pasta is cooked to desired doneness.
  6. Meanwhile, heat sauce in microwave 2-3 minutes, drain pasta and broccoli.
  7. To serve, divide pasta among plates, spoon sauce over pasta mixture and top with shrimp.
Serve with french bread or some sort of garlic toast and caesar or tossed salad! mmmmmmmm.

REVIEW
Again, one that our whole family thourghouly enjoys! and it is also good as leftovers (they usually tend to be brad's lunch for the next day :)  Its also fast! the cheese crisp was a little tricky my first time, but it's so easy now that i know how.

Acknowledgements:
Pampered Chef 29 minutes to Dinner

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