Cooking priest shares recipe for 'super quick' Lenten meal

Clergy de cuisine prepares easy meal for Lenten season

"It can't get any simpler," Father Leo Patalinghug said of the pasta and shrimp dish with smoked paprika.

Father Leo Patalinghug, known by his moniker of the cooking priest, revealed for Catholic News Service how to cook a delicious yet simple Lenten meal.

Watch the video at the above image, or click here. The full recipe is available down below.

Brown butter, smoked paprika tossed with tomatoes and shrimp over pasta

Ingredients:

Spaghetti

Fresh parsley, finely minced

2 tablespoons butter

1-2 teaspoons smoked paprika

1 clove garlic, finely minced (1/2 teaspoon)

Handful of cherry tomatoes — cut in half

Shrimp (3-4 per person)

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Cook pasta according to instructions and reserve 1/4 cup of starchy water. Put aside.

Melt butter until at smoking point. Add garlic and saute. Add smoked paprika and cook, then add tomatoes, some chopped parsley and shrimp, and cook a few more minutes. Add the pasta and mix all together. Add salt and pepper to taste and add water if necessary. Sprinkle with rest of parsley. Serves four.