Shrimp alfredo with broccoli from the freezer
A frozen dinner kit scaled up with fresh vegetables and a touch of butter to stretch it into something that feels made. Broccoli and shrimp are already in the box, so this comes together in one skillet while the pasta heats.
About 170 calories a serving, 18 g protein, 13 g carbohydrate, 7 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 1 lemon
From your shelf
- 1 package, 9 7/8 oz Lean Cuisine protein kick shrimp alfredo
Staples
- 1 tablespoon butter
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- Bring a large skillet to medium heat with 1 tablespoon butter. While it melts, open the frozen dinner kit and reserve the pasta and sauce separately; the broccoli and shrimp can go directly into the pan.
- Add the broccoli and shrimp to the melted butter and stir to break up the vegetables and separate the shrimp. Cook until the broccoli just begins to soften, about 4 minutes, moving things around to prevent sticking.
- Pour in the pasta and sauce from the kit, scraping the bag to get all of it. Stir to combine and heat through, about 2 minutes, until steam rises and everything moves as one.
- Stir in 2 cups fresh spinach in two handfuls, letting the first wilt before adding the second, about 2 minutes. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide between two bowls and squeeze fresh lemon over each serving.
Note Swap the spinach for arugula, kale, or another green you have on hand; the heat will wilt it down. This keeps, refrigerated, for one day; rewarm gently with a splash of water. Serve with garlic bread or a simple green salad on the side to stretch the meal.
On the label
COOKED PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT GLUTEN), BROCCOLI, SKIM MILK, COOKED SHRIMP (SHRIMP, WATER, SALT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE), WATER, 2% OR LESS OF SOYBEAN OIL, PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE (CULTURED COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, GARLIC, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, PARMESAN CHEESE PASTE (GRANULAR AND PARMESAN CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SALT, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID), SALT, POTASSIUM SALT, SPICE
Lean Cuisine, frozen dinners & entrees, serving 280 GRM, package 9.88 oz. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as shrimp, alfredo sauce. Half of it left? Use up the shrimp.