Shrimp with Green Beans from @MaddieDayAuthor

MADDIE DAY here. I realize it's the day after American Thanksgiving, and maybe you have a fridge full of leftovers. But if you don't, or when you want a light, fresh, quick recipe for dinner, I bring you shrimp with green beans!

Shrimp with Green Beans

Ingredients

1/2 pound pasta

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 pound large shrimp-shelled, deveined and cut in half

Salt

1/2 pound green beans, cut into bite-sized pieces

2 tablespoons white wine (or stock or pasta water)

1/4 cup pasta water

2 tablespoons basil pesto

Freshly ground pepper

Directions

Cook pasta in salted water according to directions. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking water, then drain, toss with olive oil, and keep warm.

Heat a large skillet until very hot. Add the vegetable oil and heat until shimmering. Add the green beans and stir-fry until the beans soften slightly, about 3 minutes. 

Add the garlic and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Add the wine and the shrimp and a pinch of salt and stir-fry until the shrimp are just beginning to turn pink, about 30 seconds. 

Add 2 tablespoons of pasta water along with the pesto and a generous pinch of pepper and stir-fry until the shrimp are just past translucent and the beans are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes longer. Add more pasta water if needed. 

Serve hot over pasta with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Readers: How do you like your green beans?

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Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell) is a talented amateur chef and holds a PhD in Linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha Award-winning and bestselling author, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and also writes award-winning short crime fiction. She lives with her beau and sweet cat Martin north of Boston, where she’s currently working on her next mystery when she isn’t cooking up something delectable in the kitchen.