RaceDay Recipes: Shrimp & Angel Hair Parmesan

I've said it before, I'll say it again. You don't always need to go shopping in order to make an awesome meal!  Take a good look at what's already in the pantry before deciding to spend more money. We do those stocking up trips at the grocery store for a reason!

This is a light pasta dish. If you're looking for better flavor, fresh veggies, herbs, cheese and shrimp are always better, but sometimes they are not sitting in the fridge.  I ran with what I had.

 Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes
Serves about 2


Ingredients

• Angel Hair pasta 1/3 box
• Shrimp--pre-cooked, frozen, deveined and all that goodness
• Garlic--1 clove chopped
• Onion--2 tblsp chopped
• Celery--1 stalk chopped
• Green onion--1 stalk chopped
• Chicken stock 1 cup
• Olive Oil--2 tblsp
• Oregano & Basil to taste
• Parmesan Cheese--1/2 cup or more (to taste)

Preparation

• Rinse shrimp under cold water to start thawing them
• Set pot of water to boil
• Chop all your veggies, heat a skillet and swirl in your oil, let warm.
• Add garlic, onion, celery, oregano and basil.  Cook a couple minutes until onion is glassy.
• Add chicken stock and green onion.
• When stock starts to simmer, add shrimp.
• Drop pasta into BOILING water.  Angel Hair is the thinnest pasta out there.  It only takes a few minutes to reach Al Dente, so don't wander off.
• When shrimp is just thawed, start adding cheese.  Keep stirring to melt. The parmesan will melt quickly. Let sauce simmer on low while pasta finishes.
• Test pasta for being done. Drain. 
• Either mix pasta with a swirl of oil to prevent sticking or mix with sauce.
• Serve!

I don't have a picture of my kitchen adventures, today. I ate it all :)  Also remember that if you don't like a particular ingredient in a dish, don't be shy about substituting your own.

Enjoy the race at Talladega tomorrow. You could probably throw this dish together during the caution for The Big One.