Seafood Pasta

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Seafood is always a nice treat. Seafood is somewhat available where I live, but it’s not always fresh or terribly affordable. For that reason I find flash frozen seafood to be both affordable and just as good in quality as fresh. Seafood goes great with oil, that’s what there are so many recipes for seafood with an oil and butter sauce. This tilapia and shrimp also have a very light flavor, so adding chives adds a nice flavor that might get lost if you choose a stronger fish like salmon.This recipe takes only as long as it takes to cook your noodles. The tilapia cooks up very fast and the shrimp, if frozen and pre-cooked, only takes about a minute to cook before you’ll have to start worrying about over cooking. This recipe made 4 Adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • 2 Fillets of Tilapia
  • 1/4 Cup Oil
  • 3 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 1/2 Cup Shrimp, Frozen, Shelled, and De-Veined
  • 2 Tbsp Chopped Chives
  • 3 Cups Cooked Pasta

Directions

1. Begin boiling water and cooking pasta of your choice. Add oil to a frying pan and place over medium heat. Once hot add tilapia and butter. Cook for 2 minutes, then flip and cook for another 2 minutes.

2. Break up tilapia into large chunks. Add the shrimp, coat, and heat until warmed, Stir in Chives, then remove from heat. Strain pasta, plate, then top with seafood and some oil. Top with grated parmesan if desired.

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One-Pan Shrimp and Spinach Pasta

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One-pan meals are easy to make and greats a great tasting dish. This one-pan meal is no exception. The chicken broth is absolutely delicious in this dish, then the milk and parmesan add a bit of creaminess to the sauce. The spinach also has it’s own flavor though it imparts a bit to the broth, then the shrimp don’t get much time to add to the over all flavor, but they do add a unique flavor, so not every bit is the same. I made some alterations to the recipe since I made it. I added too much broth at the beginning, so my dish was very runny, almost a sou;p. I also altered the order of adding the ingredients in the beginning. I added the pasta first, but I should have started with the spinach first, because I wanted the spinach to boil for at least 15 minutes total, but the pasta only needed about 14 minutes. This dish was absolutely delicious! It made 4 large adult sized portions.

What You Will Need

  • 2-3 Cups Washed Spinach
  • 4 Cups Chicken Broth
  • 2 Cups Rotini
  • 1 1/2 Cup Cooked Shrimp
  • 2/3 Cup Milk
  • Large Saucepan

Directions

1. Begin by placing your broth in your pan and heating it over medium high heat until it boils. Add your spinach, let cook for 2-3 minutes, and then add your pasta. Let boil for another 13-15 minutes until your pasta is finished cooking.

2. Reduce your heat to medium, remove pan from heat and add your milk. After about a minute return your pan to heat, let cook until almost boiling. Add your shrimp, and stir into pasta. Turn off heat and remove from burner. Plate your pasta, then top with some shredded Parmesan before serving.

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Shrimp Stock

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Shrimp stock is easy to make and versatile in many recipes. Shrimp stock can be used in soups, sauces, and additional flavoring in many recipes. First, stock should be seasoned to your liking. I added some of my seasoning to the recipe below, but I also added additional garlic powder and salt to taste once strained. Second, if you are using a finer shell for your stock, you could also strain through a cheese cloth and I would recommend that. I froze my stock. I froze about 2 cups in a larger container, and I froze another 4 cups as cubes. You can boil your broth longer to boil off more liquid which will make a stronger broth. I also didn’t strain off any fat/oil from my stock. If that is a concern of yours, you can remove your oils before preserving. This recipe makes about 5-7 cups of stock.

What You Will Need

  • 1/2 to 1 cup Shrimp Tails/Shells
  • 1 Medium Onion, halved
  • 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • 9 Cups Water
  • Large Sided Frying Pan / Dutch Oven and Lid
  • Strainer
  • Freezer containers/Freezer Bags/Canning Jars

Directions

  1. Heat a frying pan/dutch oven over medium high heat. Add butter and shrimp shell together, and cook for 1-2 minutes or until butter begins to brown. Add Onion and 1/2 of water. Bring to a high boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium, add remaining water, and return to a simmer. Once simmering, reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for 3 hours stirring occasionally.

2. Once cooked, place strainer over another container and strain out your stock. Discard shells and onion. Use right away, or let cool for 1 hour.

3. Once cooled, you reach the preservation stage. You could place it in the fridge, pressure can it, or freeze it. If you plan to keep it in the fridge, move the stock to several Quart Jars and store for no more than 4 days. If you choose to freeze, there are many approaches. You can freeze in 2-3 cup increments in glad containers, freeze your broth in glass jars with the lid off then add the lid when it’s fully frozen, and/or freeze your broth in ice cubes trays then transfer them to a freezer bag. There are many different choices, but these are the most common I’ve seen.

Shrimp and Broccoli Pizza

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This recipe makes enough dough for 2 pizzas, but the rest of the ingredients are for 1 pizza!

Pizza comes in all shapes and sizes, with different flavor profiles and toppings. When you make homemade pizza you can make your dough sweet or spicy, you can use a mild, strong, soft or hard cheese, toppings are limitless. Pizza is a blank canvas. For this recipe, I first though of shrimp pizza after I made shrimp lo mein with the other half of this bag of frozen shrimp. I wanted to make a pizza featuring shrimp, and I thought then that a cheese sauce would be a good pair, and then broccoli seemed to also be a natural pair. So this pizza was born. The cheese sauce for this pizza was made with just estimates. I make this exact cheese sauce for mac and cheese and so you just add milk until your desired looseness is met. If you make this recipe the way I did, you will have 1/2 the cheese sauce left, so boil 1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni, and you can have a side of mac and cheese with pizza (which is what I did). Each pizza makes 10 slices, giving about 5 adult servings per tray. As noted above, this recipe makes 2 crusts, but the rest of the ingredients are enough for 1 pizza, so alter the recipe if you want to make 2 shrimp pizzas.

What You Will Need

  • 3 1/2 tsp Active Dried Yeast
  • 2 Cups Warm Water
  • 6 Cups & 4 Tbsp Flour Separated
  • 3 Tbsp Oil
  • 2 Baking Sheets, 13 x 18in, 1/2 Baking Sheet
  • 1/2 Medium Diced Onion
  • 4 Tbsp Butter, 1/2 Stick
  • 1 Block White Sharp Cheese, 8 Oz
  • 1 1/2 Cup Milk
  • 1 Bag Broccoli, 16 Oz Thawed and Dried
  • 12 Oz Frozen Cooked Shrimp, Thawed and Tail Removed
  • 1/2 bag Mozzarella, 16 Oz
  • Non-stick Spray
  • Large Frying Pan

Directions

  1. To Make Dough: In a bowl, mix together Yeast, Warm Water, Flour, and Oil. Mix until a smooth dough forms, then set aside and let rise til double in size, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Turn out onto a greased countertop and divide into 2 portions for 2 pizzas.

2. In a large frying pan, melt butter and saute onion. Once onion is sauteed, add flour and stir constantly until flour is cooked out. Add milk then stir til smooth, add more milk as necessary. Dice cheese into 1 inch cubes then add to flour mixture. Stir off the heat until all cheese is melted. Set aside.

3. Heat oven to 400 F. Spray both baking sheets with non-stick spray, add dough and spread evenly over the bottom to edges. If dough pulls back from the edges, let rest for 5 minutes before trying again. Once pulled to edges of pan, top with 1/2 cheese mixture and spread to 1 inch from edges of crust. Add broccoli on top. Bake for 15 minutes then remove.

4. Add shrimp and mozzarella to 1/2 baked pizza. Return to oven and bake for another 15 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving to prevent cheese sauce from running out.

Shrimp Lo Mein

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I am always in the mood for Chinese food. Their cuisine is so rich in savory flavors with vegetables and carbs. Lo mein is one of my favorite easy Chinese recipes. The only thing you will need is fish oil and oyster sauce, then you can make any kind of lo mein there is! For this recipe, I used zucchini as my green vegetable. You could also use a spinach, a bok choy, or some broccoli, to name a few. I also added about 2 teaspoons of red pepper flakes for a subtle hint of heat to the dish. I would recommend adding some for more depth of flavor, or more if you’d like some extra spice in your dish! This recipe makes 5-6 adult sized servings.

What You Will Need

  • Wok/Large Dutch Oven
  • 1/3 Cup Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion, sliced
  • 1 Green Vegetable
  • 12 Oz Frozen shrimp
  • 12 Oz Vermicelli/spaghetti
  • 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Fish Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1/2 Tbsp Garlic powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp Ground Ginger
  • (Optional) 1/4+ tsp Red Pepper Flakes

Directions

  1. Add your oil to your pan and heat over medium heat until hot. Also begin boiling your spaghetti, cook until al dente, then strain.

2. Add your onion and green vegetable to the oil and cook until onion is translucent. Add your oyster sauce, fish oil, soy sauce, and spices. Stir until combined.

3. Place frozen shrimp into luke warm water. Let sit for 2-3 minutes. Remove tails if applicable. Add shrimp and pasta to wok/dutch oven, stir over medium heat until thoroughly mixed.

4. Remove from heat. Let cool 5 minutes and serve.

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