Cozy Winter PCOS-Friendly Shrimp Pasta

Instead of traditional, carb-laden pasta noodles, this recipe uses mineral-rich kelp noodles that come pre-cooked and ready-to-eat. That’s a double-win: a healthy, PCOS-friendly food that’s fast to prepare!

Cozy Winter Pasta

Ingredients
1 lb cooked shrimp*
1 medium head of broccoli
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 package of kelp noodles
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
1 leek, thinly sliced
1 cup of maitake or shitake mushrooms
1 handful chopped parsley
1 sprig of chopped rosemary
1 can of garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed (optional)
salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400º. Toss the broccoli in 3 tablespoons of olive oil, garlic, salt and red pepper flakes. Roast for 20 minutes until fork tender.
2. Drain and rinse the kelp noodles. Chop the noodles coarsely, so they easily separate. Then, sauté the noodles with 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat for 10 minutes.
3. While broccoli cooks, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a sauté pan and cook leeks until melted, about 8 minutes. Add the kelp noodles and mushrooms to the leeks. Cook for another 7-8 minutes.
4. Combine the broccoli and optional shrimp to the pan. Add parsley and rosemary, salt and pepper.
5. If you’re not adding shrimp, for added protein you can add a can of garbanzo beans.

Serves 4.

*To make life easy, I prefer to buy shrimp that is already cooked.  You can find cooked shrimp at your grocery store, sold for shrimp cocktail or in the freezer section.

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