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Our Journey Begins

Published on January 5, 2019August 9, 2019 by Twiins in the Kitchen24 Comments

Toasting to our first night in Rome, April 2018 at the *Piccolo Abruzzo Ristorante*, Rome, Italy

Welcome & thank you for joining us.

We are identical twin sisters Teresa & Barbara, who grew up on Long Island, New York and now happily reside in North Carolina. We were born 6 minutes apart…Barbara arrived first, which would only be relevant if our parents were King & Queen; which they were not, but she never misses an opportunity to remind me! 😂

Italian food is our heritage and cooking has become our passion. Now that we are both retired we rediscovered our passion for cooking. Here you will find our favorite family recipes that have been handed down for three generations along with some new favorites that we hope you will enjoy as much as we do.

About Teresa: After retiring as the controller of a construction management firm, my husband Jack & I moved from the Village of Northport, NY to coastal North Carolina. Our children & grandchildren still reside on Long Island and we go back as often as we can to see them. When not cooking, I still pursue my love of creating fine jewelry in gold, silver, and gemstones along with golfing with friends and playing Mah Jongg.

About Barbara: After just retiring as the Credit & A/R manager for a food supplement company, I accompanied Teresa on the day she moved at the suggestion of my husband Gary. We could write a book on the hilarious adventure during the long ride down, but that’s another story! I fell in love with the community and called Gary to tell him “we” bought a new house in NC! He thought I was joking but 11 months later we moved into our new home. He’s a keeper after 48 years… Our children reside on Long Island and southern California. I also enjoy creating jewelry when I have the time; however, I’m just not as passionate anymore about jewelry making as Teresa is.

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We don’t know who is who & neither did our parents!

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Mom’s Christmas Eve Flounder

Published on December 9, 2019December 10, 2019 by Twiins in the Kitchen4 Comments

Mom's Christmas Eve Flounder

Servings: 2-4
Time: 10 minutes prep, Cook 25-30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Our Christmas Eve dinner always included our Mom's delicious flounder dish which she made every Christmas Eve as long as we can remember. In keeping with our Italian heritage, of course it's made with mozzarella, Pecorino Romano cheese, seasoned breadcrumbs, butter, white wine, herbs, and garlic... lots of garlic! Christmas Eve just wouldn't be the same without it. Mom's handwritten recipe listed ingredients only... no measurements so our first attempt was a disaster!!! We knew it was missing something but we weren't quite sure what it was because we followed her ingredient list to the letter. We finally realized the missing ingredient was garlic... she obviously thought it was a given & not necessary to write it down! We're happy to share this family favorite with you and hope your family enjoys it as much as our family does. ❤️❤️

Ingredients

2-2½ lbs flounder fillets (all skin & bones removed)
salted butter
5 Tablespoons Italian seasoned bread crumbs (about 1½ Tablespoons for each layer; more or less to taste)
3 tsp dried oregano (1 tsp for each layer)
3 tsp dried thyme (1 tsp for each layer)
6 Tablespoons Pecorino Romano cheese, grated (about 2 Tablespoons per layer; more or less to taste)
8 oz whole milk mozzarella cheese, shredded or thinly sliced
6 large cloves garlic, smashed then minced
salt & pepper to taste, optional
3 Tablespoons Chardonnay wine

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
Grease a 24-ounce oval au gratin dish (or an 8 x 8-inch glass pyrex) baking dish with butter. (We used Le Creuset Heritage Stoneware 24-Ounce Oval Au Gratin Dish)
Place fish fillets to cover the bottom of the baking dish.
Place a few small pats of butter on fish fillets.
Spread 1/3 of the garlic over the fish fillets.
Sprinkle with dried thyme and oregano.
Sprinkle with Pecorino Romano cheese to cover fish.
Sprinkle with seasoned bread crumbs then top with shredded mozzarella cheese.
Repeat steps 3 – 8 for two more layers. (There should be 3 layers in total)
Top with small pats of butter and sprinkle 3 Tablespoons of Chardonnay on top.
Bake at 400ºF until fish flakes, approximately 25-30 minutes.

Notes: For a gluten-free version use Gluten-Free Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs.

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Pignoli Cookies – Twiins Style

Published on December 7, 2019December 9, 2019 by Twiins in the Kitchen6 Comments

Pignoli Cookies - Twiins Style

Time: 25 minutes prep, Cook 20-30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Every year we start our holiday baking about 2 weeks before Christmas. We have been baking together for over 40 years, a holiday tradition we love. Christmas music is playing in the background while we reminisce about our childhood & Christmas's of long ago. Our all-time favorite holiday cookie is the fragrant, chewy almond Pignoli cookie. Pignolias (aka pine nuts) are from the Italian Stone Pine trees of the Meditteranean regions of Spain, Portugal & Italy. The Asian pignolias from China are not as flavorful as the Meditteranean pignolias so we avoid using them. You can tell they are from China by their much cheaper price tag. Our pignoli cookies taste just like the ones from the best Italian bakeries in New York. Really they do, and our recipe is naturally Gluten-Free! They fly off the holiday cookie tray...you and your family will love them. ❤️❤️

Ingredients

1 (8oz) box or can of Solo Almond Paste (do not use almond filling)
2 egg whites
1 cup Mediterranean Pignolias
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup almond flour
1/8 tsp kosher salt
Confectioners’ sugar for light dusting

Directions

Using a Convection oven, preheat oven to 275ºF. (If using a regular oven increase temperature to 300ºF.)
Line 2 large cookies sheets with parchment paper or a silicone pad or grease 2 large cookie sheets if parchment paper or silicone pad isn’t an option.
Sift granulated sugar and 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar with almond flour and salt. Set aside.
Using a fork, break up the almond paste into small pieces in a medium bowl. Add egg whites and beat with an electric mixer at medium speed, until well blended and smooth.
With a wooden spoon, stir in flour mixture until well blended.
Place dough into a large pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip. (You can also use a rounded teaspoon full of dough 1½-inches in diameter. Place 2-inches apart on large cookie sheet.
Generously press the pignoli nuts all around & on top of the dough making sure to keep the dough rounded, do not flatten.
Bake slowly for 20 – 30 minutes, depending on your oven, until the bottoms are golden. The edges of the cookies should be golden but the tops will be lighter.
Remove from the oven and let them cool in the baking sheet.
When cooled, lightly dust with confectioners’ sugar or leave plain. Either way, they are delicious.
Store several days in a tightly covered container to mellow. These will keep for up to 2 weeks if stored properly.

Notes: Variations

1. Press half a candied cherry or maraschino cherry in the center of each cookie.

2. Using your thumb or index finger coated in confectioner’s sugar, make a thumbprint in the center and fill it with a small amount of raspberry preserves.

3. Roasted, salted pistachios can be used in place of pignolias. Bake as above.

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Roast Beef Roll-Ups

Published on November 8, 2019 by Twiins in the KitchenLeave a comment

Roast Beef Roll-Ups

Servings: 6 (12 roll-ups)
Time: 10-15 minutes prep, Cook 10 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

These quick and easy Roast Beef Roll-Ups make an incredibly satisfying lunch or appetizer! The combined flavors of bell peppers, onions, and Picante provolone cheese are amazing. We've served these for lunch many times for out of town guests because they can be prepared ahead of time then baked 10 -15 minutes before serving. Everyone just loves them. Give them a try, we know you'll love them too! ❤️❤️

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons EVOO
1 large green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 large red, orange or yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
12 slices Boars Head roast beef (from the deli counter, slices should be thick enough to not shred when rolling up)
2 -3 cups Boars Head Picante provolone cheese (shredded). We buy a block of it from the deli counter and shred it ourselves for a really fresh taste. Use 2 cups if you don’t want a lot of cheese or 3 cups if you’re a cheese lover like us.

Directions

Preheat the oven to 300ºF.
In a large saute pan over medium heat, saute the peppers & onions until peppers are soft & onions are translucent. (about 10-15 minutes)
Season with salt & pepper. Remove from heat.
Lay a slice of roast beef on parchment paper. Have the short end of the roast beef facing you.
Sprinkle with approximately 2 Tablespoons of the shredded provolone cheese on top of the roast beef slice.
Place approximately 2 Tablespoons of the sauteed peppers & onions on top of the provolone cheese.
Start rolling up at the short end and place seam side down on a large, parchment-lined baking sheet or casserole dish. It’s ok if they touch each other.
Sprinkle more shredded provolone on top then place in 300ºF oven for approximately 10 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve warm.

Notes: We use Boars Head because it’s gluten-free. You can use whatever deli brand you like.

Depending on your crowd size you can double or triple this recipe. Any leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in an airtight container. Leftovers can be reheated in a microwave for no more than 30 seconds or in a 350ºF oven for about 4 minutes.

Featured photo and recipe adapted from Maria Emmerich, Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking.

Barbara rolling up the roast beef slices with shredded provolone, sauteed bell peppers & onions. Top with additional provolone then bake in a 300ºF oven for 10 minutes or until cheese melts.

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Our Family Thanksgiving Menu

Published on October 11, 2019 by Twiins in the KitchenLeave a comment

For us, Thanksgiving is a special time when we reflect on past traditions, family, friends and how our lives may have changed throughout the year. We are thankful for our health, wonderful husbands, all of our children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends & followers.

Our family Thanksgiving menu hasn’t changed much from years past served by our Mother and Grandmother. Penne Alla Vodka replaced our traditional lasagna or baked ziti to start things off followed by the roasted turkey with sausage stuffing. My family loves the stuffing with chopped apples but Teresa’s family prefers it without…what do they know?🤣

Being of Italian heritage, Thanksgiving wasn’t just about the turkey; the meal also had to have a pasta dish! I always made baked ziti on Thanksgiving and one year Gary picked up the ricotta & mozzarella for me the day before. I didn’t look at the brands because he knew which to buy so when I took out the ingredients to start making the ziti I was shocked as both main ingredients were the right brands but were fat-free instead of whole milk! There was nothing I could do so I went about making the baked ziti with the fat-free ingredients. When we all sat down for dinner, my nephew Joseph said, “Aunt Barb, this isn’t your baked ziti!” The rest of the family agreed with him. To this day everyone remembers how disappointed they were when the texture they loved was noticeably different. They’re a tough crowd! It was a disaster except for Gary…he ate it with no complaints.

Our family holidays were filled with aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, friends, and FOOD! We hope you will try some of our favorites to add to your holiday menu and create wonderful memories with your families & friends.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 🦃

Penne Alla Vodka

Sausage & Herb Stuffing

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Broccoli/Spinach Pies

Asparagus Patties

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Cranberry Orange Relish

Pumpkin Roll

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Cannoli Cream Filling

Barbara’s Pumpkin Cheesecake

Published on October 11, 2019November 25, 2019 by Twiins in the Kitchen1 Comment

Servings: 8-10
Time: 15-20 minutes prep, 1 hour cook, 4 hours refrigerate before serving
Difficulty: Intermediate

Let me start off by saying we love pumpkin! Pumpkin coffee, pumpkin creamer, pumpkin pie, etc. You get the idea. We always have a pumpkin dessert on Thanksgiving and this pumpkin cheesecake is tied with Teresa's Pumpkin Roll for all-time favorite. After having his first piece a good friend of mine said 'OMG! I'm in pumpkin heaven'. If you love pumpkin & cheesecake you're in for a real treat. 😋 😋

Ingredients

Crust:

9-inch springform pan
1¾ cups graham cracker crumbs
3 Tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 stick melted salted butter

Filling: All ingredients should be at room temperature, including the eggs, to properly act as an emulsifier.

3 (8-oz) packages cream cheese, cubed and at room temperature
1 (15-oz) can pureed pumpkin (do not use pumpkin pie mix)
1/3 cup sour cream
3 eggs plus 1 yolk
1½ cups sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract or paste

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350ºF.
Grease bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan with butter.
Wrap the springform pan in 2 layers of heavy-duty foil to prevent any water from seeping through to the cheesecake. Set aside.
Crust: In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon.
Add the melted butter. Press down flat into a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
Filling: Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
Add the pumpkin, sour cream, sugar, eggs, egg yolk, and spices.
Add the flour and vanilla. Beat together until just combined. Don’t overbeat as it can cause the top to crack in baking.
Pour into graham cracker crust. Spread out evenly.
Before baking run the point of a sharp knife between the cheesecake mixture and the side of the pan about 1/2 to 1-inch down. This will help prevent cracks.
Place the springform pan into a larger pan. Pour hot water into the larger pan to a depth of one inch up the sides of the springform pan.
Bake in the oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

Notes: For a gluten-free version, substitute all-purpose flour with Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten-Free Flour and use gluten-free graham cracker crumbs.

You can make this 1 or 2 days before and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

This is the perfect dessert with a cup of coffee after a tasty Thanksgiving dinner. It also makes a great dessert for a Halloween party, just add some black ribbon bats on black wire. No need to wait for a holiday. You can enjoy this delicious dessert all year round.

Batty Pumpkin Cheesecake for a Halloween Party

Recipe adapted from Paula Deen

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Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Published on October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 by Twiins in the KitchenLeave a comment

Servings: 6-8
Time: 10 minutes prep, 15 minutes cook
Difficulty: Easy

When it comes to side dishes everyone in our family loves creamy mashed potatoes. They are a true comfort food that enhances chicken cutlets, flank steak, meatloaf & so much more. On occasion, we make Roasted Garlic Mashed potatoes that are also delicious if you want to step it up a notch. Either way, these mashed potatoes are so creamy and buttery our mouths are watering just writing about them! Enjoy them plain, garnished with some fresh chopped chives or gravy. 😋 😋

Ingredients

2lbs Yukon gold potatoes, peeled then cut in half and cut in quarters
1 Tablespoon Kosher salt for water
3/4 – 1 cup heavy cream
1 stick salted butter
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Place potatoes in a large saucepan filled with water to generously cover the potatoes. Add 1 Tablespoon kosher salt.
Bring to a full boil then reduce heat to a simmer and cook potatoes until fork-tender, about 15 minutes.
Remove saucepan from heat & drain well. Place potatoes back into saucepan & return to low heat. Stir potatoes constantly for about 1-2 minutes to dehydrate the potatoes.
Remove potatoes from the heat. Add the butter. Using a handheld masher, mash the butter into the potatoes. Add enough cream & continue mashing until the desired texture is achieved.
Add salt & pepper to taste then mash to combine.

Notes:

Peel and cut Yukon Gold potatoes

Bring potatoes to a boil

Add butter & mash

Mash to combine salt & pepper & continue to mash

Eat as is or garnish with fresh chives or gravy

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Teresa’s Gluten-Free Pumpkin Roll

Published on October 9, 2019 by Twiins in the KitchenLeave a comment

Servings: 8-10
Time: 45 minutes prep, 15 minutes cook, 1 hour refrigerate before serving
Difficulty: Medium

Teresa has been making this pumpkin roll every Thanksgiving for as long as I can remember. She adapted it to be gluten-free so Jack could enjoy it on Thanksgiving but honestly, you can't tell the difference! We just love everything pumpkin... 🎃 🎃 including the pumpkin mugs I made in a ceramics class back in 1974. That year I brought them to my parent's house on Thanksgiving Day and was insulted when my Dad said he couldn't drink out of them because his nose 👃🏻 was in the way. Once a year I take them out for Thanksgiving dinner and my Dad is still not allowed to drink from them!

Ingredients

Cake:

powdered sugar to spread on a clean dish towel
¾ cups gluten-free flour (King Arthur’s Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour or Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten-Free Flour)
1/2 tsp baking powder (gluten-free)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
Tiny pinch of a smidgen of ground nutmeg (see photo for actual amount)
1/4 tsp salt
3 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla paste or extract
2/3 cup canned pumpkin (do not use pumpkin pie mix)
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional

Filling:

1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
6 Tablespoons butter softened
1 tsp vanilla extract or paste

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 375ºF.
Grease a 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan; line with parchment paper.
Grease and flour paper; set aside. Arrange clean thin, cotton kitchen towel on counter; sprinkle with powdered sugar making sure the towel is well covered in powdered sugar.
In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt.
In a large bowl, combine eggs and sugar; beat until thickened. Add pumpkin; beat until well mixed. Stir in flour mixture.
Spread batter evenly int prepared pan. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts if using.
Bake 13-15 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched. Immediately loosen cake from edges of pan; quickly invert onto prepared towel. Remove pan; carefully peel off paper.
Roll up cake in towel while hot, starting with the 10-inch side. Cool completely on wire rack.
Beat the cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth.
Carefully unroll cake; remove towel. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake.
Re-roll cake (see video). Using a very sharp knife, trim both ends of the log and discard (or eat) the trimmed pieces.
Wrap in plastic food wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

Notes: Make sure you put enough powdered sugar on the towel before rolling up the cake so it doesn’t stick.

Gather all the ingredients

Beat butter & sugar until smooth

Tiny pinch of a smidgen of nutmeg

Add flour mixture to egg mixture

Spread batter in 15x10x1-inch baking pan

Sprinkle chopped walnuts on batter & bake 13-15 minutes until center springs back when lightly touched

Powdered Sugar on clean dish towel

Delicious Pumpkin Roll

Rolling the cake while hot

Icing & finishing the cake

Recipe adapted from Libby’s

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Candied Sweet Potatoes

Published on October 7, 2019October 8, 2019 by Twiins in the Kitchen2 Comments

Servings: 8
Time: 15-20 minutes prep, 1 hour cook
Difficulty: Easy

To us, Thanksgiving dinner wouldn't be complete without candied yams. There are as many different ways to prepare them as there are feathers on a turkey! We always loved our Mom's version; however, we slightly tweaked it through the years to accommodate our family's taste buds. These are sweet, buttery, and melt in your mouth delicious. In our family, it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without them!😋 😋

Ingredients

4-5 medium sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup salted butter (8 Tablespoons)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla paste or extract
1 tsp grated orange zest
1/2 tsp kosher salt

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 375ºF.
In a small saucepan melt the butter. Once melted add the white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and maple syrup. Stir & heat until sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat and add the vanilla & orange zest. Mix well.
In a 9 x 13 baking dish add the yams & sprinkle with kosher salt.
Pour the syrup over the yams.
Cover with foil then bake in 375ºF oven for 30 minutes.
Remove pan from the oven. Spoon the syrup from the pan over the potatoes.
Return pan to the oven UNCOVERED and bake an additional 30 minutes.

Notes: Our Mom always used canned cut yams but believe us when we say it’s worth the extra time to peel and slice fresh sweet potatoes or yams. We can’t always get yams so we use medium-sized sweet potatoes.

Slice the sweet potatoes/yams into 1/2″ slices

Place cut potatoes in 9×13 baking dish & prepare butter mixture

Stir sugars and spices into melted butter until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add vanilla & orange zest

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Low Carb Mediterranean Shrimp 🍤🍤

Published on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Twiins in the KitchenLeave a comment

Servings: 2-3
Time: 5 minutes prep, 10 minutes cook
Difficulty: Easy

This quick and easy sheet pan meal is a delicious Mediterranean dish that doesn't disappoint. Not only is it delicious with shrimp but you can substitute the shrimp with cooked rotisserie chicken too! I had all the ingredients on hand so no extra shopping was needed. I just had to defrost the shrimp in the morning and prep was unbelievably fast. If you're not watching carbs then serve this over pasta or rice. I served mine over red leaf lettuce while my husband had it over rice. We both loved it.😋 😋

Ingredients

1 lb large raw shrimp, peeled, deveined with tails on or off (your preference)
1/3 cup thinly sliced shallots
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp sea salt
a pinch of red pepper flakes (or more if you like the heat)
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1/4 cup Kalamata olives, halved
2 Tablespoons lemon juice, divided
3 Tablespoons EVOO, divided 2 + 1
1/4 cup roughly chopped parsley
1/3 – 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
lemon wedges, optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425ºF.
Using a rimmed baking sheet, toss the shallots, garlic, salt, red pepper flakes, tomatoes, olives, 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice, & 2 tablespoons of the EVOO.
Roast for 5 minutes, or until the shallots & garlic are starting to brown.
Add the shrimp and cook 5 minutes more, or until shrimp are done. *
Stir in the feta, parsley and the remaining tablespoon of lemon juice and EVOO.
Toss gently and serve hot over a bed of lettuce for a delicious low carb meal.

Notes: * If substituting with cooked, rotisserie chicken, cook just to heat the chicken in step 4.

This is a light dish which will serve 2-3. Double the recipe for more servings.

Recipe adapted from Zenbelly.

Ingredients

Bake at 425 degrees for 5 minutes

Add the shrimp

For low carb serve hot over a bed of lettuce

If not watching carbs serve hot over rice or pasta

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Low Carb Zucchini Shrimp Scampi 🍤🍤

Published on August 12, 2019August 14, 2019 by Twiins in the Kitchen6 Comments

Servings: 4-6 Prep: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes

One of our favorite all-time meals to eat is Shrimp Scampi over linguine pasta, topped with Pecorino Romano grated cheese, some crusty Italian bread to soak up the lemony butter sauce and we’re in heaven! Since Barbara is back on Keto, we wanted to come up with the same delicious flavor without the carbs. Zucchini is an amazing vegetable that takes the place of pasta and delivers all the delicious flavor of our original shrimp scampi recipe. We decided to make a one-pan dish so we used the electric skillet. It’s large and can accommodate all the shrimp in a single layer plus all the spiralized zucchini. If your watching carbs, please give it a try. We promise you will not miss the pasta! 😋 😋

Ingredients

2 lbs large raw shrimp
2 sticks salted butter
10 medium zucchini and/or summer squash, spiralized
1/2 stick salted butter for zucchini
1-2 tsp salt
8 Dorot frozen garlic cubes (we use for consistency)
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
2 tsp grated lemon peel
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
lemon slices for garnish (optional)
Pecorino Romano, grated

Instructions

Remove shells from shrimp, leaving the shell on the tail section if desired.
Devein then wash under running cold water, and drain on paper towels; pat dry.
In the electric skillet on the warmest setting, melt 2 sticks of salted butter.
When butter is melted, add the salt, garlic, and 2 Tablespoon parsley; mix well.
Arrange the shrimp in a single layer in the skillet.
Raise skillet temperature to 300ºF. As soon as shrimp start to turn pink (1 or 2 minutes) quickly turn the shrimp over and ower to warm setting again.
Sprinkle with lemon peel, lemon juice, and remaining parsley. Raise temperature to 300ºF.
Cook about 1-2 minutes longer or just until shrimp are tender. Do Not overcook shrimp or they will be tough. (If using smaller shrimp, cut down on the cooking time)
Remove shrimp with half the scampi sauce and set aside in a bowl.
Add the 1/2 stick of butter to the skillet then add the spiralized zucchini to the scampi sauce and stir well to coat with sauce. Cover and cook until zucchini are soft but not overcooked.
Arrange the desired amount of zucchini noodles (zoodles) in a pasta dish then top with shrimp. Add some of the reserved scampi sauce on top. Grate some Pecorino Romano cheese and garnish with a thin slice of lemon (optional).

Notes: If you don’t have an electric skillet please use our oven method Shrimp Scampi recipe then cook the zucchini separate using 1/2 stick butter in a large skillet with half the scampi sauce reserve from shrimp cooked in the oven.

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