with Roasted Sweet Pepper Sauce
It’s hard not to love fusilli! Tossed with juicy shrimp and roasted sweet peppers, this quick pasta is sure to be a family favourite.
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Shrimp
285 g
Fusilli
170 g
Balsamic Glaze
1 tbsp
Garlic
6 g
Sweet Bell Pepper
160 g
Crushed Tomatoes with Garlic and Onion
370 mL
Italian Seasoning
1 tbsp
Unsalted Butter
2 tbsp
Oil
1.5 tbsp
Salt and Pepper
0.5 tsp
Salt
1 tsp
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
0.25 cup
Basil
7 g
Baby Spinach
56 g
Before starting, preheat your broiler to high. Wash and dry all produce. Add 10 cups water and 2 tsp salt to a large pot (se same for 4 ppl). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. While water comes to a boil, core, then cut pepper into 1/4-inch slices. Roughly chop basil leaves. Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
Add fusilli to the pot of boiling water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 9-11 min. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water (dbl for 4 ppl), then drain and return to pot, off heat.
While fusilli cooks, toss peppers with 1/2 tbsp oil (dbl for 4 ppl) on a baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper. Broil in the middle of the oven, stirring halfway through cooking, until tender-crisp, 6-8 min.
While peppers broil, Drain and rinse shrimp, using a strainer, then pat dry with paper towels. Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add 1/2 tbsp oil (dbl for 4 ppl) then garlic, Italian Seasoning and shrimp. Cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp just turn pink, 2-3 min.\*\* Transfer shrimp to a plate.
Add crushed tomatoes, half the balsamic glaze (use all for 4 ppl) and reserved pasta water to the same pan. Season with salt and pepper. Add peppers, including any juices from the baking sheet. Cook, stirring often, until sauce thickens slightly, 5-6 min. Add shrimp and 2 tbsp butter (dbl for 4 ppl), then stir to combine.
Add shrimp sauce, spinach and half the basil to the pot with the fusilli. Stir until spinach wilts, 1-2 min. Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine. Divide shrimp fusilli between bowls. Sprinkle Parmesan and remaining basil over top.
790
kcal
Calories
29
g
Fat
12
g
Saturated Fat
95
g
Carbohydrate
21
g
Sugar
10
g
Dietary Fiber
40
g
Protein
225
mg
Cholesterol
2390
mg
Sodium