Summer Veggies with Pasta and Shrimp
I wanted a light and healthy meal for dinner so I made summer veggies with pasta and shrimp. This dish was full of veggies, plump and juicy shrimp, and topped with Parmesan cheese. It was a big hit with all of us and we had the leftovers for dinner the following night and it was just as tasty. This is a quick, healthy, and delicious meal and a great way to use up those veggies in your fridge!
How to Make Summer Veggies with Pasta and Shrimp
Clean the shrimp and place them in a dish. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper, to taste and toss in 2 cloves of minced garlic. Toss to coat evenly then cover and place into the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Cook the pasta in salted water per instructions. Drain the pasta reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Set aside.
While the pasta is cooking heat 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add the mushrooms and let them sit, without stirring, for 2-3 minutes; Toss the mushrooms around and add another 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil.
Next add the onion and bell pepper to the skillet, stirring occasionally, cook for 3-4 minutes; add the asparagus, zucchini, and grape tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes; add the last 2 cloves of minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Remove the veggies from the skillet and set them aside in a bowl.
Add 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the shrimp and let them sit for 2 minutes then toss them to cook the other side, about 1-2 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Add the last tablespoon of olive oil into the skillet then toss in the pasta, veggies, and shrimp, and the reserved water. Season well with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes, to taste then sprinkle Parmesan on top; toss to coat evenly. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs shrimp cleaned and shelled
- 4 cloves of garlic minced (divided)
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 8 oz penne pasta cooked per instructions
- 2 ½ tbsp olive oil divided
- 7-8 mushrooms quartered
- ¼ red onion sliced thinly
- 2 small baby bell peppers sliced thinly (I used yellow & orange)
- 10 spears of asparagus woody ends removed & cut in half
- 1 zucchini diced
- Large handful of grape tomatoes
- Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
- Parmesan cheese shredded
- Fresh basil chopped
Instructions
- Clean the shrimp and place them in a dish. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper, to taste and toss in 2 cloves of minced garlic. Toss to coat evenly then cover and place into the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Cook the pasta in salted water per instructions. Drain the pasta reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Set aside.
- While the pasta is cooking heat 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add the mushrooms and let them sit, without stirring, for 2-3 minutes; Toss the mushrooms around and add another 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Next add the onion and bell pepper to the skillet, stirring occasionally, cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the asparagus, zucchini, and grape tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes; add the last 2 cloves of minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Remove the veggies from the skillet and set them aside in a bowl.
- Add 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the shrimp and let them sit for 2 minutes then toss them to cook the other side, about 1-2 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add the last tablespoon of olive oil into the skillet then toss in the pasta, veggies, and shrimp, and the reserved water. Season well with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes, to taste then sprinkle Parmesan and basil on top; toss to coat evenly. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
I know I’m in the minority, but I just don”t like pasta. Or rice, for that matter. But this would make a great messy sandwich. Thanks.
Love pasta and this sounds amazing. Diane
It looks so refreshing and mouth watering!! I love this combination of yours. Thanks for sharing,
Lia.
This looks so healthy and colorful. I want it for dinner!
The veggies sure do give it a burst of color.
That is one gorgeous bowl of pasta, Pam! It looks like summer on a plate!
I love dishes like this in the summer… light and fresh and simple… can’t ask for a better meal!!
This meal has my name all over it. I adore simple vegetable stir fries like this.
That is a lovely pasta! So fresh for the summer!
That looks delicious! Sans the onions, I am all over this one – summer in a bowl!
Look at all of those gorgeous veggies, this looks amazing.
Looks beautiful and delicious!!!
This has nothing to do with this recipe (although it looks deLISious) but I was just reading your FAQ page and wanted to pass this along: http://www.worldmarket.com/product/moroc+flatware.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=fn
Amy,
I have this flatware too but they are cocktail size pieces (very small) instead of regular size forks, spoons, and knives, which is what my readers have been wanting to get but Cost Plus no longer carries them. Thanks for the link.
Cheers,
Pam
I love how colorful this dish is!! And full of so many of my favorite things!
This is all great but what really impressed me was how perfect your mise en place is aligned in that picture.
this is so pretty to look at, it’s so bright and colorful! i bet it’s just as delicious!
The shrimp makes it oh, so delightful! Of course, the veggies are great, too, but I do love shrimp.
Yum, so delicious.
Love that this is a “clean-out-your-fridge” recipe! I always have lingering veggies that need to be used up!
So many great recipes… Hope I live long enough to enjoy half of them!!!
c
Tried the recipe tonight (01-30-2019). Delicious. It’s a “keeper”; thanks!
Dave
please help: step 2 reads “while pasta is cooking heat 1/2 tablespoon in the skillet over medium high heat. My question is what is the ingredient contained in the 1/2 of tablespoon you are heating?
Babs,
Olive oil. I hope this helps and you enjoy the recipe.
-Pam