Cookout

Mellow Shrimp Pasta Salad is for Lunch.

Mellow Shrimp Pasta Salad takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Mellow Shrimp Pasta Salad takes 15 minutes to cook.

Mellow Shrimp Pasta Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Mellow Shrimp Pasta Salad are:

5 cups cooked multi grain Barilla pasta
24 oz wild caught Gulf shrimp
1 cup light mayonnaise
4 medium tomatoes
1 bunch fresh asparagus (about 1 to 1.5 lbs)
1.5 cups mini baby carrots
juice of 2 fresh lemons
handful of fresh chives
4 oz white wine
salt and pepper to taste
optional: parmesan or other grated cheese

Here is how you make Mellow Shrimp Pasta Salad:

Slice the tomatoes in half, then squeeze each half to remove the seeds and most of the liquid. Dice these into medium to large chunks. Break up the asparagus into bite size pieces, add to microwave safe dish with 2 tablespoons water, and microwave on high for 3 minutes (1100 watt oven). Drain the water. Shell the shrimp, and sautee them on medium high in the white wine in a nonstick skillet until they become opaque and pink, about 3-4 minutes. Discard the leftover cooking liquid, or save for another use. Chop each shrimp into small bite size pieces. Chop the chives into small pieces. Mix all ingredients together, and chill for several hours. Optional: sprinkle grate parmesan or other cheese on top before serving. (calories from cheese not included)Each serving is 2 cups. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNIFER994.

The nutritional information for Mellow Shrimp Pasta Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 411.0

• Total Fat: 15.2 g
• Cholesterol: 179.8 mg
• Sodium: 543.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 45.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.4 g
• Protein: 26.7 g