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Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Primavera (Low Carb, Paleo)

August 6, 2015 by Denise 5 Comments

Using spaghetti squash instead of pasta makes this Shrimp Prima Vera recipes both low carb and delicious! A fabulous Paleo dinner.Pasta primavera simply means pasta with fresh vegetables and it’s a dish I used to make all the time when I was younger. Mostly just for myself because I loved to use a lot of garlic and not everyone is fond of it as me. Now that I’m eating more low carb, I’ve been using a lot of zucchini noodles and spaghetti squash instead of traditional pasta. If you have a good sauce or topping, you don’t really miss the pasta. At least I don’t. On this particular night I was cooking for myself and remembered that garlicky pasta primavera from my past and thought I’d whip up a lower carb rendition. It was fabulous!  I hadn’t planned on making this dish for a post but liked it so much I thought I should share it with you. So unfortunately I don’t have many photos of the steps but it’s pretty easy so I think you will live with out a lot of photos on this post.

You can cook the spaghetti squash either in the oven or microwave. I think the microwave is fine for this recipe because it’s not the star of the dish. Keep in mind that the oven will give it a bit more flavor and would be better if you were highlighting the squash. Just cut it lengthwise, clean out the seeds and microwave for about 12-15  minutes or until you can pierce it with a fork.  When it’s cooled, just scrape out the insides and there is your “pasta”.

Using spaghetti squash instead of pasta makes this Shrimp Prima Vera recipes both low carb and delicious! A fabulous Paleo dinner.

The rest of the recipe is pretty straight forward. I like to use broccoli, mushrooms and squash in my primavera but you can use any vegetables that you like. Also the pine nuts on top (as well as the shrimp)  are optional but oh how I love pine nuts with my pasta. I hope you get a chance to try this one. I wish I had grown some spaghetti squash this year in my garden so I can have this whenever I want. Enjoy!

Using spaghetti squash instead of pasta makes this Shrimp Prima Vera recipes both low carb and delicious! A fabulous Paleo dinner.
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Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Prima Vera (low carb, Paleo)

Using spaghetti squash instead of pasta makes this Shrimp Prima Vera recipes both low carb and delicious! A fabulous Paleo dinner.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 3
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • ½ lb of cooked large shrimp peeled
  • 2 cups of cooked spaghetti squash
  • 2 Tablespoons of butter ghee if strict Paleo
  • 2 Tablespoons of olive oil
  • 8 oz mushrooms
  • ½ zucchini sliced
  • 2 cups of broccoli florets
  • 1 teaspoon of crushed garlic
  • ¼ cup fo pine nuts toasted
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat 2 Tablespoons of butter in a large sauté pan.
  2. Slice your mushrooms in half and add to pan. Cook on medium high until browned a bit.
  3. Mean while add sliced zucchini and broccoli to a microwave safe bowl and cook fr 5 minutes in the microwave.
  4. When mushrooms are browned, add zucchini, broccoli and olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Saute for 2-3 minutes and then add your garlic, shrimp and last tablespoon of butter.
  6. Saute for another 2-3 minutes until shrimp is warmed through.
  7. Add your spaghetti squash and sauté for another 5 minutes.
  8. Top with pine nuts and serve.
  9. Enjoy!

 

Using spaghetti squash instead of pasta makes this Shrimp Prima Vera recipes both low carb and delicious! A fabulous Paleo dinner.

 

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Beverly

    September 03, 2015 at 8:54 am

    This looks delicious. I love the alternative ingredients you used to make it healthier. Thanks for sharing on Snickerdoodle Sunday. Pinned and Tweeted.

    Reply
  2. Raia

    September 02, 2015 at 7:28 pm

    That sounds SO delicious, Denise! Thanks so much for sharing it at Savoring Saturdays!

    Reply
  3. Joy @ Joy Love Food

    August 29, 2015 at 6:35 pm

    I love pasta primavera, this sounds so good and healthy with the shrimp and the squash in place of the usual noodles. Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!

    Reply
  4. Audrey

    August 25, 2015 at 7:22 pm

    I adore shrimp! And you make it look so tasty.

    Thanks for sharing on Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays link up. Hope to see you back next week.

    Reply
  5. [email protected] Red Painted Cottage

    August 25, 2015 at 10:32 am

    This looks yummy, quick and healthy. Thanks for sharing!

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