Shrimp Fra Diavolo

 

Greetings Glutards!  Today, I am sharing with you on of my favorite Italian dishes.  Since work has been keeping me really busy lately, I decided to do a quick and easy version of this for you.  No, I did not make my own sauce.  Yes, I know that makes me a bad Italian.  But this dish looks and tastes great so you can still impress your friends and family without anyone being the wiser…

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 12-24 Shrimp, peeled and deveined (more or less depending on how many you are serving
• 2 medium pieces of spicy Italian sausage, cut into small pieces
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped or grated
• 3-4 TBSP olive oil
• 1/2 cup of frozen peas
• 1 jar of Wegman’s Italian Classics Fra Diavolo sauce (it’s gluten free, y’all)
• Crush red pepper, to taste
• Gluten Free Pasta of choice.  Tonight, we did a motley mix of fusilli and penne

Here’s how ya do:

In a large pot, bring some water to a boil of your pasta.  You will want to salt your cooking water a little to give your pasta some flavor.

In a large fry pan, heat your 4 TBSP of olive oil.  You will want your burner on about medium.  Toss in your shrimp, sausage (sausage party!), and your garlic.  Sautee these babies around until the meats are fully cooked.

 

Next, add your crushed red pepper.  You can go as “Hot or Not” as you’d like.  Then, throw in your frozen peas.  Why frozen peas?  Well, peas are actually an excellent source of…f*ck it, I just had them in the freezer.  That’s why…

Now comes the super hard part.  Open the jar of Wegman’s sauce.  Pour it into your fry pan with all of your other party guests.  Stir.  Wow, you are a great cook!  Turn down the heat and let that all simmer for about 15-20 minutes to get the flavors mingling.  Taste it to check for spice, and then adjust accordingly.

Once you pasta is cooked “al dente”, which is Italian for “not mushy as hell”, drain off the water and toss your pasta in your sauce.  Make sure you stir it around good to get everything covered.

Presto! Look at that!  A fantastic Fra Diavolo to impress the best without spending all afternoon in the kitchen.  Honestly, I do enjoy making my own sauce over the pre-packaged stuff, but the Wegman’s brand is pretty legit.

Sautee.  Simmer.  Enjoy!

Glutardedly Yours,

 

~Tim

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