Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2013

Excellent recipe -- I only adjusted the hot spices down a little -- I love well seasoned, but not TOO hot, and doubled the spinach as one reviewer recommended. I would not use precooked shrimp as another reviewer recommended -- they don't absorb the flavors as well, and can get rubbery. Buy the raw frozen shrimp(easy peel or with only tails on). It only takes minutes to defrost under running water and they're ready to cook.

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Poirot

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Dallas, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2013

The only changes I made was 1 tbs butter, 1 tbs olive oil and defrosted chopped spinach. Both my DH and I thought this dish was "meh." Not bad, but not to be put on the list to make again. I feel sort of like I wasted 1 lb of shrimp and a cup of good wine.

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prettysoldier

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Prescott, Arizona, USA

Living In: Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2013

My husband and I tried this recipe for the first time last night. It was fabulous! I changed very little. I didn't have any green onions, and I put a whole can of diced tomatoes in rather than just 1 cup. A sprinkle of parmesan on the top, a good roll and yum!

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lillianes

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2012

Very yummy. Even the non-pasta loving man of the house enjoyed it. I basically made it as per the recipe except for using shell pasta as I didn't have the other kind.

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SeaWench

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2012

Delicious! I follow the recipe but double the amount of shrimp and add extra spinach when I make it.

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Debi T.

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2012

Alright, so I tweaked this recipe a bunch and it turned out amazing! To start, I did not have shallots so I used a half a vidalia onion. Used half butter and half olive oil, and halved grape tomatoes instead of the plum tomatoes. I also used cubed chicken breast instead of shrimp because that's what I had. Lastly I added another cup of pasta because it didn't seem like enough. I added the chicken after cooking the onions, etc for a bit then added the wine and tomatoes a minute or two before adding the pasta and spinach. Topped with fresh grated parmesan...It was SOO good and nice and light. I can't wait to eat the leftovers!

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Kristin

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2012

I make this with regular onion and spiral pasta. It is one of my favorite go-to weeknight dishes.

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Shawnr

Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2012

Very nice. I cut down on the cajun seasoning since I don't like too spicy, and left out the spinach and green onion since I didn't have either. I also used a full can of diced tomatoes with the liquid and reduced the amount of wine by half--bf isnt' that fond of wine. He liked this, though. I found the orecchiette at Trader Joe's, so if you are having difficulty and have one in your area, you should be able to find it there. We've never had orecchiette before, and they are pretty cute. They stuck together--maybe I needed to stir better. All in all, this was quite good and very easy. I will probably make again. Thanks for the recipe!

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pomplemousse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pendleton, Oregon, USA

Living In: Dumfries, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: May 31, 2012

Opted for a different but similar seasoning blend. The shrimps were seasoned perfectly, but it the flavours get lost in the less than substantial sauce. Healthy and quick dish though.

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RMSR

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: May 1, 2012

Absolutely delicious- the sauce was so good with a little kick to it. The only thing different I did was put about 5 cloves in of garlic. May make some garlic bread next time to dip in that delicious sauce! Used frozen shrimp- came out great.

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