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Garlic-Pancetta Shrimp

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Ingredients

  • 1 (4-oz) pkg diced pancetta (or use ½ cup chopped bacon)
  • 1½ lb peeled and deveined, large raw shrimp
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Cook pancetta in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 6 minutes or until browned; remove from pan, reserving drippings in skillet.
  2. Sprinkle shrimp with pepper. Cook shrimp and garlic in hot drippings in skillet over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
  3. Remove from heat; stir in pancetta and parsley.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 (10-oz) pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed
  • 1½ cups Arborio rice
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup dry white wine (or use more broth)
  • 3¾ cups low-sodium chicken broth, heated (see Note)
  • ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Squeeze spinach dry using paper towels. Sauté rice and garlic in hot oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat 1 minute or until rice is toasted. Add wine and cook until liquid almost evaporates.
  2. Stir in broth, ½ cup at a time, cooking until liquid almost evaporated after each addition, stirring often. Stir in spinach with last addition of broth. Remove pot from heat; stir in cheese.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
160
301
461
Fat (g) 7 11 18
Sat. Fat (g) 3 2 5
Protein (g) 18 13 31
Carb (g) 3 39 42
Fiber (g) 0 2 2
Sodium (mg) 474 549 1023
T. Sugs (g) 0 0 0
A. Sugs (g) 0 0 0

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