Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 pound Fresh Medium Shrimp, Peeled, Deveined and Tails Removed
  • 1 pound Bow Tie Pasta
  • 4 ounces Goat Cheese, Firm and Crumbled
  • 1 Leek, Washed and Sliced Thinly
  • 1 1/2 cups Half and Half
  • 3/4 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
  • 1/3 cup Pine Nuts or Slivered Almonds
  • 3 Fresh Garlic Cloves, Thinly Sliced
  • Juice and Zest of One Lemon
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cracked Black Pepper
  • 1 Lemon, cut into 4 wedges

Instruction

  • Boil Bow Ties in a heavily salted pot of boiling water. Cook until al dente. Drain, saving 1/2 cup pasta water, and place back in large pot and toss with olive oil.
  • Melt unsalted butter on medium high heat in a large skillet, fry pine nuts until they are beginning to turn brown, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic, shrimp and sliced leeks, fry for a few more minutes until shrimp begins to turn pink.
  • To the skillet at the half and half, lemon juice, lemon zest, goat cheese, red pepper flakes and salt and pepper. Stir for 3-5 minutes until cream is bubbling, cheese is melting and shrimp is cooked all the way through.
  • Toss skillet mixture with warm bow tie pasta,add pasta water if needed. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley and lemon wedge.Serve immediately with warm bread and nice green salad.