Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo
Italian
Soften the cream cheese before making the sauce so it melts evenly. Add the shrimp near the end and use a splash of pasta water if the sauce tightens.
- Servings (recipe yield)
- 3-4 servings
- Prep time
- 5 min–10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min–20 min
- Rest / chill / soak
- Not provided
- Total time
- Not provided
Estimated times for this version of the recipe. Equipment, ingredient preparation and batch size can change the timing.
Times from the source where available.
Ingredients
- 1 8oz cream cheese
- 1lb uncoocked peeled shrimp
- 1/3 cup milk (more milk for thinner sauce)
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tblsp butter
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Pasta noodles of choice (e.g. approximately 9oz of fettuccine noodles)
Instructions
- Grate your Parmesan Cheese
- Peel your shrimp
- In a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups of water to a rapid boil.
- Turn down to medium heat (Simmering).
- Add your pasta noodles.
- In a large frying pan, add butter, garlic powder, and shrimp.
- On medium heat, sauté ingredients until shrimp are cooked.
- Then add the cream cheese broken into chunks.
- Stir until creamy.
- Once cream cheese is to sauce consistency, add milk.
- Stir until light simmer.
- Add parmesan cheese and continue stirring.
- Stir until cheese is mixed.
- Remove from heat.
- Strain cooked pasta noodles.
- Serve the strained noodles on a plate and top with alfredo sauce.
Source: Public Domain Recipes · bilovytskyy · Recipe source · Public-domain source license