Linguine with Spicy Shrimp

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1.5 teaspoons cajun spice 
• 0.3 cup flat-leaf parsley fresh chopped
• 3  garlic cloves minced
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 0.5 cup half-and-half 
• 8 ounces pasta uncooked
• 0.5 cup onion finely chopped
• 2  plum tomatoes chopped
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 pound shrimp deveined peeled

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
2. Drain.
3. Place pasta in a large bowl; keep warm.
4. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
5. Add onion; saut 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Add garlic and tomatoes; saut 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
7. Sprinkle shrimp with Cajun seasoning, red pepper, and salt.
8. Add shrimp mixture to pan; saut 3 minutes or until shrimp are almost done; remove from heat. Stir in half-and-half.
9. Pour shrimp mixture over pasta; toss.
10. Sprinkle with parsley.
11. Wine note: Linguine with Spicy Shrimp combines peppery heat with a creamy sauce, making a fuller-bodied white a good partner. Little Penguin Chardonnay 2008 ($6), from Australia, has tropical and pear fruit, with just a bit of sweetness and refreshing acidity. --Jeffery Lindenmuth