Slightly Creamy Shrimp Scampi

This is a quick and easy recipe for shrimp scampi that will impress your guests!

Ingredients:

Olive oil

1/2 a yellow onion

1/2 bag of frozen shrimp or 1/2 lb uncooked shrimp

1 cup of peas (frozen, canned, or fresh)

2 tbsp minced garlic

2 tbsp smart balance

1/4 cup Lactaid cream

1. Cover the bottom of a saute pan with olive oil and add butter alternative, garlic, and onion. Turn on low heat and let the ingredients mix together and the onions soften. About 10-12 minutes.

2. Add Lactaid cream. This gives the scampi sauce a very light creamy texture and taste.

3. Increase heat to medium and add shrimp and cook until pink and warm through. Add peas a few minutes after shrimp as started to cook and become soft.

4. Mix with pasta of choice. Use about 1/2 a package and cook to desired softness while making the scampi sauce.

Yields 4-5 servings.