Shrimp Scampi with Green Onions and Pasta

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  4 tbsp or 57g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  4 cup, chopped or 400g

• Shrimp

  Crustaceans, mixed species, raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  6 oz or 170g

Directions

1. PREPARATION: Peel and devein shrimp. Thinly slice onions.
2. Cook orzo in large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
3. Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons butter with oil in heavy large skillet over mediumhigh heat. Using garlic press, squeeze in garlic; stir 10 seconds. Add shrimp and saut 2 minutes. Add green onions and toss until shrimp are just opaque in center, about 1 minute longer. Add wine and toss until wine boils, about 1 minute. Mix in remaining 2 tablespoons butter and season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Drain pasta; transfer to large bowl. Top with shrimp and onion-garlic butter.

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