Shrimp Pasta with Vegetables

Shrimp is one of my favorite seafood, so when my local grocery store had it on sale this week I had to stop and buy a pound. I had recently bought one of McCormick's already measured spices for shrimp. I was missing some of the ingredients for their primavera version, so I made up my own.

Shrimp Pasta with Vegetables:

1 1/2 tsp. dill weed
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. minced onions
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. thyme leaves
8 0z. penne noodles
1 lb. shrimp,peeled and deveined
2 cups vegetables ( I used red peppers, carrots and lima beans)
1 cup milk
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 tbsp. butter

Cook pasta in a large saucepan as directed on package. Add the shrimp and vegetables the last 10 mins of cooking. Drain and set aside.
Mix remaining ingredients in sauce pan until boiling. Add the shrimp, vegetables and noodles back into the pot. Cook an additional 3-5 mins stirring occasionally.
Serve immediately.

This will make enough to feed a large family. Add more vegetables or crab meat to go even further. Enjoy!!

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Pumpkin Muffins

Notice only five muffins, I couldn't wait until the pic was taken. So yummmmy!!


Finally, no more $1.39 pumpkin muffins. It use to be my routine to stop by my local Dunkin Donuts and get a cup of coffee and a pumpkin muffin once or twice a week. Even with coupons it adds up quick. I have come up with a awesome pumpkin muffin recipe. These are very moist and bursting with pumpkin flavor.

Muffin:

3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
1 egg
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder

Strudel Topping:

1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp. melted butter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray or line muffin pan. In a large bowl combine pumpkin puree, white sugar, brown sugar, melted butter and egg. Stir until combined. Mix in flour, salt, cinnamon, ground cloves, baking soda and baking powder. Pour into muffin pan, filling 2/3 full. In another small bowl make the strudel topping. Combine all ingredients and sprinkle on top of each muffin. Bake for 25 minutes. Makes 6 large muffins.