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SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH FETTUCCINE

EASY ENTERTAINING: Invite guests for a special meal of shrimp scampi with fettuccine. Add a mixed greens salad and garlic bread. For dessert, serve raspberry sorbet with butter cookies.

Ingredients

8 ounces fettuccine

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, shelled, deveined and tails removed

2 medium green onions, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon coarse salt

Servings: makes 4 servings Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: about 5 minutes, plus pasta

Cook and drain fettuccine according to directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat oil on medium. Cook remaining ingredients in oil 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently until shrimp are pink. Remove from heat; toss fettuccine and shrimp together in skillet and serve. ( Adapted from “Betty Crocker: The Big Book of Pasta,” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.)

Per serving: 424 calories, 42 grams protein, 9 grams fat ( 18 percent calories from fat), 1.2 grams saturated fat, 45 grams carbohydrate, 274 milligrams cholesterol, 330 milligrams sodium, 2 grams fiber.

Carb count: 3.