Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi was on the dinner menu for tonight. This is one of my favorite meals. It tastes great, is simple to make (takes around 30 minutes), low calorie, and low fat. We haven't had this meal in a long time, which probably made it taste even better than usual. It was delicious!

Here are the ingredients that you will need. There are 10 ingredients, but you should have most of them on hand already.

I got this recipe from the Eating for Life cookbook, which I highly recommend, as it is a great cookbook with a ton of wonderful recipes. It includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack recipes.

I have tweaked this recipe a little bit to make it just a little bit healthier. I cut out the olive oil (1 Tbsp) and used the Pam Cooking Spray instead. This was the first time I did it this way and it still came out great, as you only use the olive oil to saute the garlic in.

Here's a list of the ingredients:

~4 oz uncooked whole-wheat penne pasta

~Pam Cooking Spray (enough to lightly coat a large skillet)

~3 cloves of garlic, minced

~8 oz of shrimp

~3 Tbsp of Butter Buds or Molly McButter Sprinkles (divided)

~3 Tbsp of chicken broth (reduced sodium and 99% fat free)

~1/4 tsp black pepper

~Lemon Juice

~3 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese, grated (reduced fat)

~Parsley Flakes (sprinkle)

Directions:

1. Boil penne pasta according to the directions on the box. Drain and put in a large bowl and cover.

2. While the penne is cooking, boil water for the shrimp. Since the shrimp I use is already cooked, you just need to heat it through. I bring it to a boil, drain it, and let it cool.

3. Get large skillet (or use the pan from the shrimp) spray it with Pam and add the garlic. Set aside while you take the tails off the shrimp (unless you buy with tails-off). Add shrimp to pan and saute for 1-2 minutes.

4. Add 1 Tbsp of Butter Buds and chicken broth (you can use white cooking wine instead) to shrimp mixture and saute 1-2 minutes.

5. Add remaining 2 Tbsp of Butter Buds and black pepper to cooked penne; mix gently.

6. Add shrimp mixture to pasta and mix it all together.

7. Divide into 2 portions and spoon onto plates. Top with a little bit of lemon juice, add Parmesan Cheese (personally, 1-1/2 Tbsp per plate was too much for me, so I will probably cut it to 1 Tbsp or 2 tsp next time I make it.), and sprinkle with parsley flakes.

8. Enjoy!

And this is what the finished product looks like:

Nutritional Information (per serving):

Servings: 2

Calories: 383

Fat: 5 grams

Carbs: 56 grams

Protein: 34 grams

Fiber: 6 grams

**As long as you use exactly what is posted on here. **

You get a decent amount of food for the calories:

But, if this isn't enough, you could always add a side salad or some fruit. Hope you like it!