Shrimp Scampi

Sometimes, I look back through my old recipes in this blog and if I find something not as appealing in terms of presentation, I give the recipe another whip. For this week, I decided to redo my easy Shrimp Scampi recipe.

Servings: 2-4

Ingredients:

• 450g Linguine
• 10 pcs shrimps (peeled and deveined)
• 10 cloves of garlic minced
• 1/2  olive oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 medium fresh red tomatoes (chopped, with seeds)
• 1 can 400g diced tomatoes
• 1 medium green bell pepper (chopped)
• 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese
• A handful of freshly chopped basil leaves or 1 tsp dried basil 
• Salt and pepper for tasting

How To: 

• In a sauce pan, boil pasta until firm then set aside.
• In a separate frying pan, melt butter and stir fry shrimps until orange. Set aside.
• On a pan, heat a little olive oil, saute garlic until light brown.
• Add cooked shrimps, chopped tomatoes and stir for a few seconds.\
• Add canned diced tomatoes, basil and green bell pepper. Stir for as few seconds.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add pasta and Parmesan cheese then toss it evenly with the sauce.

You may top your pasta with more cheese and pair it with some hot wheat bread. Enjoy!