Orecchiette with Shrimp

While using fresh shrimp would make this dish better, I always keep frozen shrimp on hand for last minute dishes I put together, like this. It's great for guests, when you don't want to spend hours in the kitchen but still want to put together a delicious, impressive meal, and for weeknight dinners

when you don't want to spend the whole evening cooking and cleaning. Not a shrimp lover? Sub diced chicken breasts instead.

Orecchiette with Shrimp in Sun Dried Tomato Sauce
Ingredients - Serves 4-6:

1 lb orecchiette pasta
1 tbsp olive oil, reserved from jar of sun dried tomatoes
½ lb medium shrimp, thawed if frozen
Zest of one lemon
Pinch of red pepper flakes
2 large cloves garlic, minced
½ cup sun dried tomatoes packed in oil, roughly chopped
½ cup half & half
1-2 tablespoons ricotta
8 oz spinach, coarsely chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions in salted, boiling water. Drain, reserving ½ cup cooking water.
2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add in lemon zest, and allow to infuse for a few seconds. Then, add in shrimp and cook about 1-2 minutes per side, or until just cooked through. Remove shrimp to a plate
3. Reduce heat to medium, and add garlic and red pepper flakes to the pan and sauté for 1 minute. Add in sun dried tomatoes and sauté for 2 minutes, then pour in half and half and allow to simmer for two minutes.
4. Blend the sauce until smooth in a blender or with an immersion blender. Add sauce back to pan and add in 1 tbsp of ricotta, adding more if needed or to taste.
5. Add spinach into the sauce and cook until slightly wilted. Toss sauce with pasta and shrimp. Add in some of the reserved pasta cooking water if needed to loosen sauce. Serve immediately.

Pasta and Noodles in New Zealand

This databook provides key data and information on the pasta and noodles market in New Zealand. This report is a comprehensive resource for market, category and segment level data including value, volume, distribution share and company & brand share. This report also provides expenditure and consumption data for the historic and forecast periods.

Scope of this research

Contains information on three categories: dried pasta/noodles, chilled fresh pasta and canned pasta & noodles
Market,category and segment level information on value, volume, and expenditure & consumption, with historic (2003-2008) and forecast (2009-2013) data
Category level company and brand share as well as distribution share information for 2007 and 2008
Review of the top two companies within the pasta and noodles market, including company overview, key facts and business description

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The market for pasta and noodles in New Zealand increased at a compound annual growth rate of 2.5% between 2003 and 2008.

The dried pasta/noodles category led the pasta and noodles market in New Zealand, accounting for a share of 58.7%.

Leading players in New Zealand pasta and noodles market include Nestle S.A., General Mills, Inc.. and H.J. Heinz Company

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Wheat Spaghetti

I served this with a simple arugula salad with heirloom tomatoes, sliced shallots, and feta cheese with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette

Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Lamb Sausage and Swiss Chard:

Ingredients -

Serves 4-6

1 lb whole wheat spaghetti (or other pasta of choice)

1 lb of lamb sausage, or other spicy sausage

2 large shallots, sliced

2 cloves of garlic, minced

3 roasted peppers, either jarred or roasted yourself*

1-14 oz can of cannellini beans

½ cup low sodium chicken broth

1 bunch Swiss chard, leaves only, sliced

1 tablespoon butter

¼ cup grated parmesan

Directions -

1. In a large pot of salted, boiling water, cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain, reserving one cup of the pasta water.

2. In a large skillet, heat a small amount of oil (the sausage will render a lot of fat) over medium-high heat. Sauté the lamb sausage until browned and cooked through, about 7 minutes. Remove lamb with a slotted spoon and drain most of the fat, leaving about a tablespoon.

3. Lower the heat to medium. Sauté shallots for three minutes then add the garlic and sauté for another minute. Add in peppers and beans and sauté for another five minutes. Add in chicken broth and deglaze the pan. Add in the Swiss chard, and cover the pan to wilt the chard, about 3-5 minutes.

4. Add in butter and stir to combine. Add in drained pasta and cheese, using reserved pasta water to moisten if it looks to dry.

5. Serve with extra grated parmesan on the side, if desired.

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