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Gluten-Free Pasta with Seafood

By Brian Copeland

The typical American diet is way too high wheat (bread, cereal, bagels, pasta, toast, doughnuts, cake, cookies, etc.) and wheat is super-high in gluten. Gluten is an allergenic chemical that can increase inflammation in the body. While having a little bit of gluten in your diet is not usually a big deal for most people, too much can be. And for some people even a little gluten can cause lots of issues.

So here is a recipe for you pasta addicts that is wheat-free and gluten-free, enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 8 oz pasta made from spinach and rice flour (gluten-free and wheat-free) - I used linguine style pasta
• 2 tablespoons of organic butter
• 4 - 8 cloves of garlic (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon of dried organic basil, (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon of dried organic parsley
• 1 can of quartered artichoke hearts
• 2 lbs Shrimp, scallops and/or immitation crab meat (or real)
• 1 yellow squash or zucchini squash
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• Natural sea salt and pepper (to taste)
• Other herbs such as oregano (to taste)

Sauce Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup organic butter
• 3 oz. cream cheese
• 1 cup half & half or water
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Calories Per Serving 386+/- calories

• 1/2 cup + 2 TBSP organic butter = 1,000
• Garlic, herbs, etc. = don't worry about it
• 2 lbs of shrimp, scallops or immitation crab = 560
• 1 can artichoke hearts = 70
• Yellow squash and mushrooms = 30
• 3 oz cream cheese = 300
• 1 cup half & half = 160
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese = 168
• 8 oz rice/spinach pasta = 800
• Total Calories = 3,088
• Assuming 8 servings divided by 3,088 = 386 calories per serving

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to directions, drain, rinse and cool to stop cooking

2. Meanwhile, heat large skillet w/ 2 tablespoons of butter, add the garlic, basil, parsley and other herbs... cook just a minute to get garlic smelling good.
   ** Stir often to prevent herbs from burning

3. Add seafood, artichoke hearts, mushrooms and yellow squash, cook till seafood is done.

4. Add cream ingredients, melt and blend together till smooth.
   ** Note: you can try less half & half at first and add more if needed

5. Taste and add salt, pepper and herbs as desired.

6. Pour pasta and cream together in a large bowl and toss, then serve

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