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Recipe tags: Easy, Quick, Shell fish, Shrimp, Stove Top

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Meats and seafood

Easy Shrimp in Garlic Sauce (low protein)

Recipe created exclusively for DaVita.com by DaVita dietitian Sara RD, CSR, CDE from California.

Portions:  4

Serving size: 1/4 recipe (1 cup pasta, 3-5 shrimp, 3 tablespoons sauce)

Ingredients

• 3 cups bowtie pasta, uncooked
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, unsalted
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup onion, minced
• 1/2 pound raw shrimp, shelled & deveined
• 1/2 cup whipped cream cheese
• 1/4 cup nondairy creamer
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• black pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Boil 3 quarts water in a large saucepan.  Add 3 cups dry bowtie pasta; cook 12 minutes, then drain.
2. While pasta is boiling, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.  Add garlic and onion and cook 1 minute.  Add shrimp and cook until orange color appears, 1 to 2 minutes (do not overcook).
3. Remove shrimp from skillet and set aside.  Reduce heat to low.   Add cream cheese to skillet and stir with onion, garlic and butter to make a smooth sauce.
4. Add nondairy creamer and stir.  Add the wine and stir until smooth.  Return cooked shrimp to the sauce and stir to coat.
5. Drain pasta, divide onto 4 plates, and top with shrimp and garlic sauce.  Season with 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil and black pepper.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 403
• Protein: 19 g
• Carbohydrate: 34 g
• Fat: 21 g
• Cholesterol: 132 mg
• Sodium: 161 mg
• Potassium: 203 mg
• Phosphorus: 219 mg
• Calcium: 63 mg
• Fiber: 1.3 g

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

• 2 meat
• 2 starch
• 1/2 milk
• 1 fat

Carbohydrate choices

•  2

Helpful hints

• Clean and shell shrimp before boiling the pasta. 
• Substitute frozen shrimp if fresh shrimp is unavailable.

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