Cheese Shrimp Penne Pasta & Spinach

ByElina

Ingredients:

1 box Penne Pasta
1lb Shrimp (peeled and deveined)
3 C Fresh Chopped Spinach, Kale or Arugula (do not use frozen)
1 C Mozzarella or Swiss Cheese
3 Garlic cloves (minced)
2 tsp Salt, Pepper & Garlic Salt
8 C Water
2 T Butter
1 T Oil

Directions:

1. Make pasta according to pkg. Last 5 mins of cooking add your shrimp to pasta water. Cook until no longer pink. Drain all but 1 C of water for next step. Keep pasta and shrimp warm.

2. In a pan add oil & butter over Med heat. When butter melts add, pasta to pan. Toss to coat. Season. Cook for 2 mins, stirring often.

3. Next, add spinach, cook for 1 min until wilted (add ⅓ cup more water here if necessary to steam/cook spinach) Last add shrimp and cheese. Stir gently until cheese melts. Do not overcook. Add more seasonings to taste. Garnish with dried cilantro.

Enjoy… And please share.

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I’ve mentioned before that my in-laws tend to host fabulous brunches for us nearly every time we come for a visit. I won’t say no to that! The food is always amazing and, bonus, it gives me the opportunity to bring something as well. Normally I tend to lean toward something on the sweeter side (muffins, scones, etc.) but last time I decided to try this strata. This is basically a savory bread pudding, and a tasty one at that. With spinach, onion, Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses, this was sure to be delicious. Needless to say, this was very well received.

It is incredibly convenient in that all the prep work is done the night before, and in the morning all you have to do is bake and serve. I thought the overall flavors of the dish were great, but there are a couple of changes I will make next time. First, I will double the amount of spinach. If an ingredient makes it into the title of a recipe, you should get more than the occasional bite of it. Plus, spinach is tastes good, and is good for us. Also, I will omit the mustard called for in the original recipe. I found it unnecessary, and it seemed to overpower a lot of the other flavors. I’ve included these changes in the version below. Enjoy!