Romano's macaroni grill pasta

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Juice of 1 lemon
1teaspoonGrated lemon rind
4tablespoonsButter; softened
1poundsVermicelli; cooked al dente
½poundsButter
8ouncesMushrooms; sliced
4teaspoonsGarlic; chopped
1poundsMedium shrimp; cleaned and peeled
2cupsFresh spinach leaves
8teaspoonsPine nuts
2teaspoonsSalt
2teaspoonsPepper
4teaspoonsBread crumbs
Lemon slices and
Chopped parsley for garnish

Directions

Romano's Macaroni Grill Pasta With Shrimp, Pine Nuts and Mushrooms.

Prepare lemon butter by whipping together the lemon juice and rind and softened butter. Chill.

Cook the vermicelli until just tender. Set aside. Melt the 2 sticks of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and saute briefly. Add the garlic and shrimp and cook just until the shrimp begins to color. Add the spinach and pine nuts and stir, then add the prepared lemon butter, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, cooking just until shrimp is done, about 2 minutes.

Pour the mixture over the vermicelli. Sprinkle with bread crumbs, then garnish with lemon wheels and chopped parsley and serve immediately. Makes 6 servings. Per serving: calories 761, fat 45 g, cholesterol 220 mg, sodium 1,252 mg Percent calories from fat 52%. typos by Elizabeth Wood.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini