Shrimp Spirals

Sorry to disappoint if you are expecting something special with the name of the dish. It's just plain old tomato-sauced spiral pasta (below) with shrimps and mushrooms.

The husband and I thought it was something different from the normal pasta which we usually had and decided to give it a try, though honestly, I knew the taste would not be any different. And in case you didn't know, the orangy ones are supposed to be tomato-flavoured, and the green ones, spinach, and of course there is the normal wheat ones.

Once again, I tried to get rid of whatever ingredients that are still sitting around in my fridge, like the shiitake mushrooms and shrimps, which I bought two days ago.

Shrimp Spirals

2 servings

Ingredients :
- 1 1/2 cups of spiral pasta
- 1 bottle (14 oz.) of pasta sauce (Do not use the whole bottle if you don't like your pasta too sour)
- 8 shrimps, shelled and deveined
- 3 shiitake mushrooms, cut into strips
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- cooking oil
- salt and pepper
- red pepper flakes (optional)
- dried parsley

Directions :
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 7 to 8 minutes or until al dente; drain.

2. Heat up some cooking oil in a frying pan and add in the garlic. Stir-fry till the garlic becomes fragrant then add in the mushrooms and shrimps.

3. When the shrimps are just turning pink, add in the drained pasta, stir-fry for about 1 minute, then add in the pasta sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste, then garnish with dried parsley, if desired.