Name: Exchange Gang Pasta with Shrimp
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 pound spaghetti; 4 tablespoons butter, divided; 2 shallots, minced; 1 cup diced mushrooms; 1 cup grape tomatoes, quartered; 2 cloves garlic, minced; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1/4 cup white wine; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 cups torn fresh spinach leaves; 1/2 cup half-and-half cream; 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Exchange Gang Pasta with Shrimp

⏱️ Ready in 35 min 🥄 Prep 15 min 🔥 Cook 20 min 👥 4 servings 👁️ 5 views

I have made several friends on the Recipe Exchange here. One of them posted a request asking other members to each suggest one ingredient and challenged me to make a dish out of only those ingredients, plus salt and pepper. After 15 minutes, she gave me the list. People had so much fun participating and I had a blast creating the dish. It turned out so good that my kids licked their plates! Everyone who participated deserves credit for creating the dish, so I have given their display names next to their ingredient. The recipe you see here is the result of that incredibly fun challenge.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat.

Stir in the spaghetti, and return to a boil.

Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is cooked through, but still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.

Drain; toss with 2 tablespoons of the butter.

Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the shallots and mushrooms until the mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the grape tomatoes and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook and stir until tomatoes are heated through, about 3 minutes.

Add the shrimp, and cook until the shrimp just begins to turn pink, stirring occasionally.

Stir in the white wine and lemon juice, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until shrimp are opaque, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the spinach; once spinach has wilted, stir in the half-and-half and Parmesan cheese.

Simmer until all ingredients are heated through and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

Serve over the cooked spaghetti.

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