Shrimp Scampi With Pasta, Spinach, and Cherry Tomatoes

This was a quick, easy, delicious, week night meal that seems like you spent hours in the kitchen. Even the kids liked this and we are not the biggest seafood eaters. They both had seconds of this! If you don't have grape tomatoes in the house (I happened to just get lucky and have them), you could always use a can of diced tomatoes as well. If you don't have fresh spinach, frozen spinach (thawed in microwave) would work just fine too. No seasoning mix? Use 1/2 stick butter, 1 tsp. garlic powder, 1/2 tsp parsley, 1/4 tsp black pepper, 2 tbsp dry white wine or 2 tbsp lemon juice.

 

Shrimp Scampi With Pasta, Spinach, and Cherry Tomatoes

Ingredients:

8 oz. gluten free spaghetti noodles (I like Barilla)

1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined (I cut the tails off)

1 bag of fresh baby spinach

6 oz. cherry tomatoes, halved

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter

1/4 cup olive oil

1 packet McCormick Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi seasoning

1-2 tbsp. lemon juice

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Directions:

-Cook pasta according to directions. Drain.

-Melt butter and olive oil in a large skillet.

-Add in shrimp and seasoning mix and cook until the shrimp turn pink.

-Stir in 1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice, depending on how you like the flavor.

-Add in 1 bag of fresh baby spinach and cook until wilted.

-Add in cherry tomatoes and cook until just softened.

-Toss with pasta to coat.

-Top with Parmesan cheese!

Enjoy!