Pasta With Shrimp And Artichokes

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke bottoms, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 lbs medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 6 garlic cloves, thickly sliced
• 2 teaspoon lemons, zest of, grated
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 cup wine
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 lb linguine or 1 lb spaghetti or 1 lb angel hair pasta
• 1/2 cup diced tomato (optional)

Recipe

• 1 rinse and drain artichokes, slice into 1/4 inch slices.
• 2 pat the shrimp dry and toss with 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
• 3 in a large sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat until sizzling.
• 4 add half of the shrimp and quickly brown on both sides, about 1 minute per side.
• 5 remove the shrimp to a bowl with a slotted spoon.
• 6 brown the remaining shrimp and remove to bowl.
• 7 decrease heat to medium-low.
• 8 in the same pan sauté the artichoke slices, onion, garlic, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes until the artichoke slices and onion start to brown,about 10 to 12 minutes.
• 9 add the wine and stir gently to dislodge any browned bits from bottom of pan.
• 10 cook until liquid is reduced by half.
• 11 add the chicken broth,lemon juice,1 tablespoon of parsley, and the remaining salt and pepper.
• 12 bring to a boil, then simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• 13 while sauce is cooking, cook the pasta.
• 14 drain pasta and return to pot.
• 15 return shrimp to sauce just to warm through, no longer than 2 or three minutes.
• 16 pour sauce over pasta and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly, coating pasta with the sauce, about 2 minutes.
• 17 turn pasta out on to warm serving dish.
• 18 sprinkle with parsley and diced tomato, if desired, and serve.