Anaheim Shrimp Scampi

Recipe courtesy George Stella

Show: Low Carb and Lovin' ItEpisode: Now That's Italian

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Total Time:
26 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
6 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • Scampi Butter, recipe follows
  • 1 pound raw peeled and deveined 16 to 20 count shrimp, with tail on (recommended: tiger prawns)
  • 1 tablespoon white wine
  • 2 ounces Asiago cheese, cut into small chunks
  • 1 avocado, large diced
  • Spaghetti Squash, recipe follows
  • Fresh arugula, for garnish

Directions

Place 2/3 of the scampi butter in a large saute pan over high heat and melt. Add in shrimp and cook for about 2 minutes, moving shrimp around in the pan. Sizzle with the white wine and cook until shrimp are opaque, only about another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the remaining scampi butter, Asiago cheese, and avocado chunks. Serve over hot spaghetti squash and garnish with fresh arugula.

Scampi Butter:

In a bowl with a wire whisk, mix together all ingredients until well blended.

Spaghetti Squash:

1 medium spaghetti squash (about 3 pounds)

Slice squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds with a spoon as you would a pumpkin. Then completely submerge both halves in boiling water and cook for about 25 minutes, or until the inside is tender to a fork and pulls apart in strands. (It is better to undercook if you are not sure). Remove, drain, and cool with cold water or an ice bath to stop the cooking. Then use a fork to scrape the cooked squash out of its skin, and at the same time, fluff and separate the squash into spaghetti-like strands. Discard the skin.

You can reheat the squash strands by dipping with a strainer in boiling water just before serving.

Cook's Note: Spaghetti squash may be used in any recipe that calls for pasta. It is great plain with butter or with marinara sauce, scampi, or even alfredo.

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ease of preparation: easy

Nutrient Value Per Serving (Spaghetti Squash):

Calories: 24

Total Fat: 0 grams

Saturated Fat: 0 grams

Carbohydrates: 5 grams

Net Carbohydrates: 4 grams

Fiber: 1 gram

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  • on May 02, 2011

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    Great dish- very unique and flavorful!! Would definitely make again...good to reheat also(refresh with fresh advocado.

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  • on April 20, 2011

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    I have never written a review before, but this dish deserves one. I started making this dish a couple of years ago, sometimes with all ingredients listed, other times with what I had on hand, and it is devoured every time! Linguini works best with kids and they tend to pick out the avacado chunks, but thats what makes the dish. Watch the butter, make sure you use "UNSALTED" with the kosher salt. If you only have salted, cut out the kosher. I also use 2 pounds of the smaller shrimp, that way you get shrimp in every bite and the kids don't fight over the shrimp. Think I'll make it for dinner tonight!

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  • on January 11, 2011

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    I was looking for a quick, easy recipe that would impress my new boyfriend. This one was absolutely perfect! I used whole wheat linguini instead of the spaghetti squash and it was absolutely delicious! Bravo!

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional Analysis
per serving
 
Calories
460
 
Fat
36 grams
 
Saturated Fat
18 grams
 
Carbohydrates
6 grams
 
Fiber
2 grams
 
Net Carbohydrates
4 grams
 

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