“Almost Instant” Spicy Shrimp Spinach Soup, Just Add Hot Water

thefitfork jennifer fisher paddle boardLife is an adventure and many days, I’m so worn out from my adventuring that I just don’t want to make a meal – especially, if my husband and boys are gone doing their own thing, and it’s just me! But, a nourishing meal is a must to keep me fueled up for the next epic event – be that training for an obstacle race, stand up paddle boarding all day, or hurdling over parking lot puddles on my way into the store!

Spicy Shrimp and Spinach Soup with Marzetta Marinara

Today, I’m sharing a single-serve lunch or dinner solution that is, I must say, quite genius! It’s a “Just Add Hot Water” Spicy Shrimp Spinach Soup that is perfect for an almost instant fix when you’ve got the hangries.  The idea is to fill up a glass jar about halfway with fresh ingredients (like marinara, veggies, brown rice and cooked shrimp), stick in the fridge until ready to eat, and then add boiling hot water and shake, shake, shake before slurping up! When you have to work at your desk through lunch, this almost instant soup recipe is 100x better than peanut butter crackers out of the vending machine and can be made just as fast by nabbing hot water from the break room. picy Shrimp Spinach Soup - just add hot water!  The perfect meal for lunch at your desk on nights when kids have to make their own!

Mezzetta Spicy Shrimp Spinach Soup

Just pour in 1 1/2 cups of water heated in microwave, coffee pot or hot water spigot!

But, it’s not only for eating outside the home. If you fancy yourself a meal prepper, multiply this single-serve soup recipe and feed the family all week! Keep loaded in the fridge and your kids can make their own on those busy nights when no one is (unfortunately) sitting down for dinner at the same time. Spicy Shrimp Spinach Soup

I can always count on Mezzetta® Marinara to help me whip up a quick and easy meal, whether it simple zoodles with sauce or an egg poached in marinara (yum)!  I’m all about the #MarinaraSauce . . . every jar of Mezzetta® Marinara is packed with the world’s best tomatoes hailing from the rich soils of Italy’s San Marzano region. Mezzetta® believes in using the fewest, freshest and finest ingredients in their marina sauces (which also contain no added sugar, unlike many other brands).There are six delicious flavors of Mezzetta® Marinara including the Calabrian Chili & Garlic (used in my recipe), Italian Plum Tomato, Whole Garlic & Sweet Basil, Caramelized Onion & Butter, Truffle, Porcini & Cream, and Parmigiano Reggiano

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Use it on pizza or spread it on a panni!

 

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What adventure is at the top of your bucket list? What are your everyday adventures? Have a creative use for marinara sauce? Please share in the comments – XOXO, Jennifer

"Almost Instant" Spicy Shrimp Spinach Soup, Just Add Hot Water
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 min
Total Time
11 mins
 
Add boiling hot water to a jar full of fresh ingredients, shake, pull out a spoon and . .. viola, you've got a quick and healthy meal solution for lunch or dinner! Yay for portable instant soup!
Course: Appetizer, Condiment, Main Dish, Pasta, Soup
Cuisine: American, Italian, Mediterranean
Servings: 1 serving
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Mezzetta® Marinara- Calabrian Chili & Garlic
  • 1 teapsoon egetable stock base paste (I like Better than Bullion brand)
  • 1 teasponn soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup cooked brown rice
  • 1 cup packed chopped fresh spinach leaves
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped yellow bell pepper
  • 4 ounces pre cooked shrimp
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling or very hot water
Instructions
  1. Layer all ingredients in quart-sized jar with sealing lid. Keep chilled for up to four days until ready to eat. When ready to serve, add 1 ½ cups boiling water (from microwave, tea kettle or coffee pot) and pour into jar. Add lid and shake well to combine, open and enjoy! Serves !

Portobello Eggs Inferno with Mezzetta Pasta Sauces #FallForFlavor

Eggs for dinner, I’m all about that! Nothing worse than coming home from a busy day of work, training and kid stuff being hungrier than a linebacker and have nothing planned, thawed or leftover.  But, with a jar of pasta sauce in the pantry (loving of Mezzetta® Napa Valley Homemade pasta sauce) and some eggs in the fridge, I’ve found I can win dinner and be the champion of chow every night!

Portobello Eggs Inferno makes a quick and easy breakfast, lunch or dinner!I came up with this really delicious, nutritious and filling meal that I can make in about 15 to 20 minutes – Portobello Eggs Inferno. The recipe is single serving, but it can easily be tweaked to feed a larger crowd. With three teenagers and a husband who often works late, I usually know until the last minute how many will be sitting around the table each night, so I love flexible, expandable recipes like this!

Portobello Eggs Inferno Ingredients

Since I have a taste for spicy things, I used the “Spicy Marinara” flavor from the line of Mezzetta Pasta Sauces – and it’s pretty spicy (in a good way)! Some people call recipes that poach or bake eggs in spicy tomato sauce “Eggs in Hell” or “Eggs in Purgatory,” but I call the outcome pure heaven!  Instead of just cracking eggs into the sauce, I decided to bake the two little guys right on top of a meaty Portobello mushroom boat floating in a sea of spicy awesome sauce!  If you eat bread, the warmed, oozy sauce is perfectly sopped up with the crusty ends of a loaf – or I let mine meander over to my side of salad as a hot dressing.

Portobello Eggs Inferno with Mezzetta Spicy Marinara

I’m lucky my kids like most spicy foods too! They use the pasta sauce to make traditional spaghetti and meatballs (okay, the meatballs are store-prepared, but they can make the rest themselves)!  If your young ones don’t like spicy, don’t fret – Mezzetta Napa Valley Homemade pasta sauce has six flavors – Spicy Marinara (what I’m showing), Marinara, Tomato & Sweet Basil, Roasted Garlic & Caramelized Onions, Parmesan, Asiago & Romano and  Wild Mushroom.

Spaghetti and Meatballs with Mezzetta Spicy Marinara

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What is your favorite quick dish using pasta sauce? Which of these flavors would you try first? Please share in the comments below – XOXO, Jennifer

 

Portobello Eggs Inferno
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Speed into dinner and #FallForFlavor with this easy baked egg dish that is a quick fix with pasta sauce for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Course: Breakfast, Main Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 1 serving
Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh spinach
  • 1 cup spicy marinara pasta sauce I used Mezzetta brand
  • 1 medium portobello mushroom cap
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon chopped green onions
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In small 6-inch skillet (that is oven proof), heat olive oil and saute spinach over medium-high for 2 to 3 mintues.
  2. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  3. Add marinara sauce to skillet and stir to combine with spinach.
  4. Wash mushroom cap and remove stem. Place gill side up in middle of pasta sauce -- cut off rounded bottom if needed to keep it sitting flat.
  5. Crack eggs in middle of mushroom leaving yolks intact. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
  6. Bake at 400 F degrees for approximately 15 minutes, more or less depending on preferences of yolk consistency.
Recipe Notes

To make for 4 people, use a 10 - 12" skillet and multiply all ingredients by 4 inches.