Caramelized Shallot Pasta with Shrimp

Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• 6 large shallots, thinly sliced
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 24 large shrimp
• Salt
• Black pepper
• 1 tsp red-pepper flakes
• 2-ounce can anchovy fillets
• 3/4 cup tomato paste
• 10 ounces brown rice and lentil pasta
• 4 oz spinach
• 1 cup parsley

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium-high.
2. Add shrimp and cook until just done, then remove.
3. Add shallots and garlic to the pot along with salt and black pepper.
4. Cook until caramelized, then add red pepper flakes and anchovies.
5. Let everything melt together, then add tomato paste.
6. Cook until deep red.
7. Cook brown rice and lentil pasta in shallow water until al dente.
8. Add the pasta to the paste mixture and mix until homogenous.
9. Add spinach and mix in.