Cook It Up Quick!

There are some nights where I don't mind taking an hour to cook a delicious meal. But then there are the rest of the nights when I want it over and done in 30 minutes! This recipe seems like it would take a while too cook, it has 13 ingredients after all! But it cooks up in no time and is very tasty. Would be good over pasta with more of a sauce, or cold as a quick salad. 

Seared Shrimp with White Beans

Serves 2

Ingredients

8-10 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 can canellini beans, drained and rinsed

1/4 cup chicken stock
1 sprig of fresh rosemary 

Olive oil

1 small yellow onion, small dice

5 cloves of garlic, minced

1/2 cup of fresh diced grape tomato
2 handfuls baby spinach, rough chop
1/2 tsp dried basil or 4 fresh leaves chopped
1/2 lemon
Salt and pepper, to taste

Pinch red pepper flakes

Cook beans and chicken stock in a skillet over low heat with salt, pepper, and rosemary. Keep the bean mixture over low heat, it will thicken up a bit. Don't forget to stir and add more chicken stock if needed.

In a separate pan heat one tablespoon of oil over medium high heat. Season shrimp with salt and pepper. When pan is hot add shrimp all at once, cooking about 1 minute on each side. Remove shrimp from pan and set aside. 

In the same pan as the shrimp, heat another tablespoon of olive oil. Add onion and saute until softened. Add garlic, basil, and red pepper flake, let cook until softened, then add tomatoes. When the tomatoes have let out most of their juice add the contents of this pan to the bean mixture. Add shrimp and spinach and cook until heated through, add a squeeze of lemon juice and season to taste. Serve in bowls with a piece of crusty bread.

I made this dinner into a date night with the help of candles and sparkle!