Shrimp Scampi with Mushrooms and Asparagus recipe

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Shrimp Scampi with Mushrooms and Asparagus recipe

This week’s veggie is Asparagus! Another favorite of ours. I immediately thought of the Shrimp-Asparagus-Gnocchi dinner that we make on a regular basis. But I wanted to make something this week. I do love to just steam asparagus and serve as a side dish, but I wanted something more exciting than that. I looked through the recipes on Allrecipes.com for some inspiration. This was a great recipe that can be thrown together on a weeknight. The flavors and textures of the veggies and shrimp mixed quite well. The original recipe has cheese on top as well, but I wanted to lighten it up. With all that butter, the cheese isn’t needed anyways.

Shrimp Scampi with Mushrooms and Asparagus – loosely based on Allrecipes.com
whole wheat angel hair pasta
1 lb shrimp
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 lb asparagus, cut to 1″ pieces
mushrooms, sliced
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 stick butter
Old Bay seasoning

Sprinkle Old Bay seasoning on shrimp. Set aside.

Prepare pasta al-dente. Drain well.

While water is boiling and pasta is cooking, heat olive oil and 3 cloves of garlic in a large saucepan. Add the asparagus and mushrooms. Cook until mushrooms begin to turn tender. Empty contents of pan into a large bowl and set aside.

Add remaining garlic, lemon juice, and butter to saucepan. Once butter starts to bubble, add shrimp to saucepan and cook until pink. Empty contents of pan into bowl with the veggies. Add the drained pasta and stir to combine.

Main Meal, Seafood

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11 Responses to “Fire Roasted Ketchup”

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Amanda — June 9, 2010 at 1:10 pm

wow! looks yummy to me. 🙂Service Express
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Sunshine — June 9, 2010 at 1:13 pm

So at first I was concerned that it had corn in it. Then I saw that those little yellowy looking things were garlic. Now I’m sold! I’ll be making this for my best friend’s surprise birthday party BBQ. Thanks so much!
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ErinsFoodFiles — June 9, 2010 at 2:20 pm

Looks awesome!
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Mandy — June 9, 2010 at 4:22 pm

That looks YUMMY! I am totally making this!
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Elina — June 9, 2010 at 8:35 pm

This looks more like a cooked salsa. I bet it’s delicious 🙂
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Fun and Fearless in Beantown — June 9, 2010 at 9:06 pm

This looks really fresh and easy to make! Thanks for sharing!
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bcallegra — June 10, 2010 at 2:41 am

This is going to be a funny comment coming from me, for those who know me well. This recipe looks great, and I’m a person that hates regular ketchup! As one of the other commenters mentioned, this looks more like a salsa topping which is what I’m hoping for. Also, funny that you mentioned grills since we just purchased our first grill – perfect opportunity to try this recipe!
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Ma What's 4 dinner — June 10, 2010 at 1:00 pm

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Ma What's 4 dinner — June 10, 2010 at 1:02 pm

This looks soooooo yummy. I’m always looking for something new to spread on burgers, it is grilling season after all, well not today, but still.

Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma, What’s For Dinner
http://www.mawhats4dinner.com
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giz — June 10, 2010 at 7:08 pm

Thanks for visiting our blog. I like your version of bacon wrapped dates – have to try that too. Also love easy condiment making – looks fabulous
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Jennifer Sikora — June 14, 2010 at 5:36 pm

I just found your blog! OH my gosh!! You have the best looking recipes!

I am trying this ketchup out!

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