Spicy Shrimp with Fresh Pasta

Spicy Shrimp with Fresh Pasta for 2 with ingredients one can buy at the Coop

Ingredients:

• 10 Oiishi Shrimp, peeled and de-veined
• 1 pint of cherry or grape tomatoes
• 1 10-0z package of fresh (frozen) pasta such as fettuccine or linguine
• 15 – 20 leaves of fresh basil
• 2 or 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 3 Tbsps of extra virgin olive oil
• Red Pepper Flakes, amount adjusted to taste (1/2 tsp will be moderately spicy)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Put a pot of water for the pasta on the stove and begin heating it
2. Peel and de-vein the shrimp and cut into thirds, reserve in the fridge
3. In a large skillet add the 3 Tbsps of olive oil and the minced garlic, cook at a low temperature to avoid buring the garlic while you do step 4
4. Cut the tomatoes in half and add them to the skillet along with the red pepper flakes, if using; turn up the stove temp to med-low to get the tomatoes to soften; again be sure not to cook at too high a temperature or you risk burning the garlic.
5. Let the tomato mixture cook while you chiffonade the basil (roll up 6 to 8 leaves at a time and cut the rolls on the diagonal to produce thin strips)
6. With 4 minutes to go, toss the shrimp into the skillet and stir into the tomato sauce
7. With 2 minutes to go, toss the frozen fresh pasta into salted boiling water; most fresh pastas will be done in 2 minutes
8. As soon as the pasta has been tossed in the boiling water, toss the basil into the skillet with the shrimp/tomato sauce and stir in.
9. Drain the pasta and spoon on the sauce, it’s ready to eat.