Asian Shrimp and Pasta

Submitted by Kizzikate

"This is a good dish for seafood lovers. From Southern Living Magazine, May 2004"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled & deveined
• 9 ounces angel hair pasta, cooked & drained
• 1⁄4 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1⁄4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 6 green onions, chopped
• 8 ounces water chestnuts, drained
• 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
• 2 tablespoons minced bottled gingerroot
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons dry roasted peanuts

directions

1. .Place cooked pasta in a large bowl. Stir together soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil. Drizzle over pasta. Add green onions, water chestnuts, & cilantro to pasta; toss.
2. Sauté ginger & garlic in hot oil 1-2 minutes, do not let it turn brown. Add shrimp, lime juice, & pepper. Cook & stir 3-5 minutes, just until shrimp turn pink. Add to pasta; toss well.
3. To serve, top with peanuts.

Reviews

[Sueski]

I really liked this!! Prepared with 2 substitutions: 1) instead of cilantro, I used a pinch of Coriander and a tablespoon of fresh parsley....and 2) I only used 5oz of the Water Chestnuts. My husband wasn't fond of the water chestnuts, so Im glad I didn't use a larger can. I suspect between the chestnuts, peanuts and shrimp there were just too many different crunches for him. I gotta say, theres nothing like the smell of ginger and garlic cooking to fill the kitchen with people!! Fun recipe, thanks for sharing!

 

[Damon R.]

Very good, and light! I had to substitute Snow Peas for the Water Chestnuts, as I was out. Excellent sub in a pinch, especially in this dish! Great flavor. Family devoured it! Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[Heidi_12577388]

This was really good! Didn't have chestnuts or scallions so I diced up a couple stalks of celery and half a sweet onion. Also threw in matchstick carrots and a small can of mushrooms. It makes for a light almost salad like Asian meal.

 

[win8dollars]

Quick and easy! Perfect recipe as is. There were no leftovers and all 4 of us wished there was more!

 

[appleydapply]

We really enjoyed the Asian flavors in this dish! I had one problem - I tossed the cooked pasta with the soy sauce dressing while cooking the shrimp, and by the time I mixed everything together my pasta had absorbed the dressing and it was sort of dry and sticky. Since we loved the flavors, I might try this again with tossing everything together at the last minute - or using spaghetti instead of the delicate angel hair. Thanks for sharing this recipe; made for 1-2-3 tag!