Pasta with Shrimp, Green Beans and White Beans in Red Pepper Oil
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 12 ounces cooked large shrimp
- 4 plum tomatoes, cut into thin wedges
- 1 15-ounce can cannellini (white kidney beans), drained
- 8 ounces medium shell pasta
- 8 ounces green beans, trimmed, cut into 1-inch lengths
- 6 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat.
- Add garlic and red pepper and stir 1 minute.
- Add shrimp and tomatoes; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
- Add cannellini and stir until heated through, about 3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender.
- Add green beans; cook until beans and pasta are just tender, about 3 minutes longer.
- Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
- Return pasta and beans to pot.
- Stir in shrimp mixture, 4 tablespoons basil and enough pasta cooking liquid to moisten pasta.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to bowl.
- Sprinkle with remaining basil.
extravirgin olive oil, garlic, red pepper, shrimp, tomatoes, cannellini, shell pasta, green beans, fresh basil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pasta-with-shrimp-green-beans-and-white-beans-in-red-pepper-oil-104063 (may not work)