Creamy shrimp & poblano pasta - 541 Calories

Ingredients
<span class="s1">Carbs: 76g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 13g</span>
- • 80 grams shrimp, peeled & de veined
- • 130 grams poblano pepper (1 small pepper)
- • 50 grams corn, frozen
- • 75 grams fettuccine
- • 1 clove garlic
- • 1 dried chilli, optional
- • 30 grams single cream
- • 30 grams onion, finely diced
- • 5 grams parmesan, grated
- • 1/4 cup pasta cooking water
- • 1 tsp oil
Instructions
- 1
Blacken poblano & garlic over a flame or dry roast in a pan. The garlic only needs to be lightly toasted then put in a bowl & cover with cling film or foil & leave for 10 minutes to steam
- 2
After 10 minutes, cook pasta in boiling salted water
- 3
Use a knife to scrape the skin off the poblano, cut in half & de seed. Slice a few strips and set them aside
- 4
Blend the remaining poblano with the garlic, chilli, cream and some of the pasta water
- 5
Fry the poblano strips, corn and onion for 2 minutes in the oil
- 6
Add the shrimps & a little salt, fry for 1 minute
- 7
Add the sauce, reduce heat so it doesn’t thicken too quickly and cook for 30 seconds
- 8
Add the cooked pasta to the sauce, mix well and season to taste
- 9
Serve the pasta in a bowl & top with the Parmesan cheese
- 10
If pasta isn’t cooked and the sauce is ready, turn the heat off and wait for the pasta to cook
- 11
If the sauce is too thick, add a little more pasta water
- 12
You could use chicken instead of shrimp

About Ismaeel Razavi
A chef by trade and traveller at heart. I first arrived in Mexico in 2012 and have been here since! I’m now dedicating my time to learning more about the gastronomy so I can continue sharing Mexico’s food and traditions with the world.
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