Red Sauce Pasta with Shrimp and Zucchini
A quick, easy, and nutrient-dense pasta meal!
Servings 1
Ingredients
- ½ cup whole wheat or green lentil pasta shells*
- 2 oz. peeled and deveined shrimp uncooked or precooked frozen
- ½ cup marinara sauce
- ½ cup sautéed zucchini or shredded into the sauce
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- While it’s cooking, add 2 oz. shrimp into a small saucepan with a bit of oil on medium heat.
- Cook shrimp until white and no longer translucent. If you buy pre-cooked frozen shrimp, heat it according to package instructions.
- Heat pasta sauce on medium heat until at desired temperature, about 3 minutes.
- Add grated zucchini (yellow squash and carrots also work well).
- Strain pasta and mix with sauce and shrimp.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Tip! *Add a serving of ½ cup cooked pasta if your child is especially active, is at the higher end of the age bracket, or seems to have higher energy needs.
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