Light ‘n Creamy Rottini with Shrimp and Veggies

Sometimes you just have to have a big ole bowl of pasta 🙂 But if you choose whole wheat or gluten free pasta, load it up with a bunch of veggies and lean protein, you don’t have to feel too guilty…So next time that a craving for pasta hits, try my Light ‘n Creamy Rottini with Shrimp and Veggies.

While shrimp may be small in size, they are huge in terms of nutritional value and the health benefits they offer.  Check out the Health Benefits of Shrimp learn how shrimp can help you lose weight, provide you with important beauty nutrients — such as the antioxidant astaxanthin — and add cancer-fighting minerals to your diet.

Light 'n Creamy Rottini with Shrimp and Veggies

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Author: Becky

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6 quarts water
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 8 ounces uncooked whole wheat or gluten-free rottini pasta
• 3 cups small broccoli florets
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
• ⅓ cup dry white wine
• 12 ounces peeled and deveined medium shrimp
• 1 cup peeled and chopped carrot
• ½ cup (4 ounces) ⅓-less-fat cream cheese
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Bring 6 quarts water to a boil in a saucepan. Add ½ teaspoon salt and pasta; cook 5 minutes.
2. Add broccoli; cook 3 minutes or until pasta is al dente.
3. Reserve ½ cup starchy pasta water. Drain & return to hot pot.
4. Add olive oil to a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium-high heat.
5. Add onion and mushrooms to pan; sauté 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Add garlic, and sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly.
7. Deglaze pan with white wine.
8. Add ½ teaspoon salt, shrimp, and carrot; sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9. Add pasta mixture, ½ cup pasta water, cream cheese, and pepper to pan; cook for 3 minutes or until cheese melts and shrimp are done, stirring occasionally.
10. Top with Parmesan cheese.

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