Garlic Shrimp Spinach Pasta  

Serves 2

You need:

Pasta: 180g spaghetti/linguine

Shrimp: 250g peeled, deveined

Spinach: 2 big handfuls fresh

Cherry tomatoes: 1 cup, halved

Garlic: 3 cloves, minced

Olive oil: 2 tbsp

Parmesan: 1/4 cup grated + extra for topping

Salt,

pepper,

chili flakes: to taste

Lemon: 1/2, juice only

Do this:

Boil pasta: Salted water, cook till al dente. Save 1/2 cup pasta water. Drain.

Sear shrimp: Hot pan + 1 tbsp oil. 2 min each side till pink. Salt + pepper. Take out.

Make base: Same pan, 1 tbsp oil. Garlic 30 sec, then tomatoes 3 min till soft. Add chili flakes.

Wilt spinach: Toss spinach in, 1 min till it wilts.

Toss it all: Pasta + shrimp + lemon juice + parmesan into the pan. Add pasta water little by little till saucy.

Finish: More pepper + parmesan on top.