Helaine Ferebee's Recipe

Obama Family Pasta Recipe

Category: Pasta and Rice Dishes

* Prep: 20 mins * Cook: 20 mins

Ingredients

* 1 1/2 lbs fresh shrimp (shell on)
* Several garlic cloves
* Sun-dried tomatoes (sliced in olive
oil)
* Chicken broth
* 1 box linguini
* Fresh basil (julienned)
* 1 tbsp olive oil

Cooking Instructions

Clean, de-vein shrimp. Remove shells and let soak in hot chicken broth.

Thinly slice garlic. (The more garlic, the better the flavor of the dish).

Cook pasta and set aside. (Important not to over cook pasta)

In large sauté pan, heat olive oil on high heat and sauté garlic cloves until they begin to brown slightly.

Add fresh shrimp and cook until just beginning to turn pink. Add salt and pepper to flavor shrimp.

Add sun-dried tomatoes and continue to cook for another minute.

Add pasta. Mix pasta into the garlic, shrimp and sun-dried tomato mixture until pasta coated entirely with mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Slowly add a bit of the shrimp shell and chicken broth liquid to remove reserves from bottom of pan.

Remove pan from heat and let sit for a few moments.

Add basil over top of dish before serving.
Recipe Notes

This recipe is a favorite of Senator Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama's family.