Quick & Easy - Dinner - Penne Pasta with Spinach & Curry Shrimp

Ingredients:

2 pound large shrimp Apx $16 (Shelled & deveined. You may also used precooked shrimp)

1 pound Penne Pasta Apx $3

2 tsp green or red curry powder Apx $3/bottle (Avl in Asian or west Indian market)

1 large Onion sliced Apx$1

1/2 tbsp olive oil Apx$6/bottle

6 limes Apx$1.00

1-2 pounds Spinach bunch Apx $1.50/LB (substitute w/bag spinach or asparagus )

1/2 can unsweetened coconut milk Apx$1.50 (optional)

Sugar Apx$2

Vinegar Apx$2

Salt (to taste)

Black Pepper (to taste)

Vinegar

Instructions:

Wash bunch or bag spinach well discarding any course stems. (I like to salt the leaves in a colander then rinse well.

Spin dry spinach or leave to drain in a colander.

Cook penne pasta as directed on package.

Rinse shrimp with vinegar & remove any additional veins; Soak shrimp in juice of 1/2 lime for apx 1 min; Rinse shrimp again with water; in a sauce pan place the oil, sliced onions & shrimp. Sprinkle curry powder & turn mixture. Add coconut, turn again, cover & cook 5-10 min or until shrimp are cooked.

Combine pasta, shrimp and spinach. Turn & serve.

Serves 8

Until next time, when we can chit-chat again!

T.