Shrimp and Spinach Pasta

Para versão Portuguesa clique aqui: "Massa com Camarão e Espinafres"

3 cups pasta (fusilli)

1 tbsp butter

Olive oil

1 leek (white and light green part only)

Salt and pepper to taste

White wine

250g peeled shrimp

Zest of 1 lemon

½ cup heavy cream

125g spinach (3 handfuls)

Cook pasta in water seasoned with salt and a drizzle of olive oil. When cooked, drain and set aside. Cut the leek in half lengthwise and then crosswise in small half-moon pieces. Place butter and a drizzle of olive oil in a pan and once butter has melted add leek, seasoning it with salt and pepper. Let it cook in medium heat until softened for about 15 minutes. While it’s cooking it may dry out a bit so splash it with some white wine. When it’s soft add spinach and let cook another 10 minutes. Add shrimp and lemon zest and let cook for a further 5 minutes to cook the shrimp. Meanwhile add the cream to the pasta and cook over medium heat just to thicken the cream a bit and get the pasta well coated with cream. Add shrimp mixture to pasta, mix well and it’s ready to serve!

Turkey Cutlets with Pasta

Para versão Portuguesa clique aqui: Bifes de Peru com MassaGratinada

2 turkey breast cutlets (about 300g)

2 cloves garlic finely chopped

100g/ ½ can tomatoes

Olive oil
1 bay leaf

100g grated cheese

3 cups pasta (fusilli)

Salt and pepper to taste

2 tbsp dried oregano

Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water with some salt and a drizzle of olive oil. When cooked, drain, add half the cheese and half of the oregano and mix well. Set aside. 

In a small pan fry the garlic and bay leaf with a little olive oil and add the tomatoes cut in small pieces. Season to taste. Let cook over medium heat about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, discard bay leaf and set aside. Season turkey and place cutlets on a very hot skillet or pan and cook on both sides. Pre-heat oven to 200ºC.

Grease an oven-proof dish with olive oil and spread some of the tomato sauce on the bottom. Lay the cutlets on top, remaining sauce and then the pasta. Sprinkle remaining cheese and oregano over the pasta and bake in oven for 15 minutes until cheese is melted.