quick and easy meals for 1 or 2

Sautéed shrimp, red and green

This is a good, fast meal and you can do it as good as the best restaurants,,,it’s easy!!!

Shrimp about 6-8 large per person. Peeled and deveined.

Pasta about ¼ lb per person

Roma (plum) tomatoes 1 per serving seeded and diced

Onion about a Tbsp. chopped per serving

Garlic 1 small clove per serving

Olive oil

Salt and pepper

Red pepper flakes

Arugula fresh,, a small handful per serving if you can’t get arugula spinach will work but arugula has a a little extra flavor to it. Another option is some frozen peas that have been defrosted a little.

A small pinch of dried basil per serving

The shrimp,, if you keep some in the freezer you may want to put as many as you are going to use in the fridge section before you leave the house in the morning. If you forgot just put them in some water with a dash or 2 of salt.

While they are thawing put a pot of salted water on the stove for the pasta.

Put a frying pan bigger than big enough to handle the shrimp. If you like to finish the pasta in the pan with the shrimp etc. remember to use a pan that is big enough.

Heat up the pan med heat. Add enough olive oil to coat the bottem about 1/8 inch deep. Put the shrimp, garlic, salt pepper, red pepper flakes and onion in the pan. Cook and toss until the shrimp has turned pink. Add the tomatoes and the basil. Cook just a minute. We don’t want the tomatoes to get mushy. If you are using peas add them now.

You should have been cooking the pasta while all this was going on. When it is just short of al dente drain it and add it to the frying pan. Toss for a couple of minutes and

and the basil. Cook just a minute. We don’t want the tomatoes to get mushy. If you are using peas add them now.

You should have been cooking the pasta while all this was going on. When it is just short of al dente drain it and add it to the frying pan. If you opted for the arugula (or Spinach) add it now. Toss for a couple of minutes and

You are good!! SERVE IT UP!!! With some good crusty bread and some wine de jour!!!