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Shrimp And Vegetable Pasta With Lemony Garlic "Butter" Sauce {No Gluten, No Dairy}

Katie AdamsKatie Adams
This fresh and vibrant pasta is perfect for a quick summer time meal!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 218 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 medium pot
  • 1 Large deep skillet
  • 1 Wooden Spoon
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

Pasta

  • 1 8 oz box gluten free pasta* drained, rinsed, drizzled with neutral oil (reserve ½ cup cooking water)

Base Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon ghee or preferred dairy free butter
  • 1 small onion small diced
  • few pinches salt

Vegetables

  • 1 medium zucchini deseeded and ½" diced
  • 2¼ cups fresh corn kernels from 3 ears of corn remove all silk
  • 5 cloves garlic minced

Shrimp and lemon juice

  • 1 lb fresh peeled, deveined shrimp uncooked
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions
 

Cook the pasta

  • Cook pasta according to box directions for the minimum time. Reserve ½ cup of cooking liquid. Drain remaining water, rinse 2-3 times, drizzle with neutral oil and stir to combine. Set aside.
    While waiting for water to boil...

Saute the base

  • While waiting for water to boil, add 2 tablespoon ghee and heat a large deep skillet over MED heat. When ghee is melted and skillet is very warm (~2 minutes) add diced onion and 2 pinches of salt. Sauté, stirring often until the onions begin to soften.

Add the vegetables

  • Add zucchini, corn, and 2 pinches of salt. Sauté, stirring often until the veggies begin to soften and onion is mostly translucent.

Add garlic and shrimp

  • Add minced garlic and shrimp with a pinch of salt. Sauté, stirring often until shrimp begins to turn white and starts to curl in on itself.

Bring it all together

  • Add lemon juice and stir, add noodles ½ teaspoon salt, and ⅛ teaspoon black pepper and stir. Add reserved cooking water stir and cook until heated through and well combined. Serve warm.

Notes

*Banza is my favorite gluten free pasta. It is protein packed, tasty, and has good texture. You can find it at most grocery stores or Amazon.  

Nutrition

Calories: 218kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 20gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 267mgPotassium: 299mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 70IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 3mg
Keyword dairy free frosting, easy, gluten free pasta, quick meals, shrimp, summer
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