Budget Friendly Feta Shrimp Pasta

If you love a good pasta dish, but don't want to pay premium prices for eating out, check out this delicious, #healthy and #budget friendly recipe.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Cost per serving: $3.24

Please note that cost may be higher or lower depending on your local ingredient prices.

Ingredients:

• 10 oz dried pasta

• 1 lb raw shrimp (peeled, deveined, with tail off) or 1 lb sausage

• 2 zucchini thinly sliced

• 1/2 jar pasta sauce (14 oz)

• 11 ounces of crumbled feta

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• Spices: salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning

• Fresh basil for garnish (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package instructions.

2. While pasta cooks, preheat a skillet and add olive oil, shrimp, and spices. Once fully cooked, drain the shrimp and set aside.

3. Add the rest of the olive oil (1 tablespoon) into the skillet and add zucchini and more spices to taste. Once the zucchini is cooked, add the shrimp and pasta sauce to the skillet.

4. Add cooked pasta to vegetable shrimp mixture and stir well.

5. Add feta cheese and simmer on low for five minutes.

6. Top with fresh basil (optional).

Nutrition per serving: 670 calories, 27 g of fat, 67 g of carbs, and 38 g of protein. Nutrition values will change based on your ingredients and quantity added.