Easy Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta Parmesan Recipe

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Easy Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta Parmesan Recipe

Garlic Shrimp Pasta features tender noodles and seafood in a mouthwatering, creamy sauce. This shrimp pasta recipe takes just 20 minutes!

Author: Donna Elick

Servings:

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic minced
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper or to taste
1 pound fettucine *See Notes
1/2 cup parmesan cheese freshly shredded/grated
1 pound raw jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
chopped Italian parsley for garnish (optional)

Instructions

In a wide, deep saucepan or pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and sauté until lightly golden and fragrant. about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Pour in the chicken broth, heavy cream, and milk. Stir in salt and pepper. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil. Stir in fettuccine pasta.
Cover and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until almost al dente, uncovering to stir and to separate the fettuccine noodles.
Stir in the parsley and add shredded parmesan cheese. Stir until melted.
Add shrimp and stir to combine. Cover for 5-6 minutes or until shrimp are pink and are no longer translucent, pasta is tender, and sauce is thickened.
Garnish with additional parsley and shredded parmesan, if desired. Serve while hot.

Notes

I highly recommend shredding your parmesan cheese from the block. Freshly grating makes the cheese easier to melt into the sauce. If you buy pre-shredded, it typically is hard, a little dry and more difficult to melt.

Crushed red pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, or spinach would be nice additions to try in this recipe.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.

If your sauce is too thick, add more milk. If your sauce is too thin, add more cream and/or cheese until you reach a desired consistency.

Fettuccine is the best pasta noodle for a creamy sauce because it holds the sauce well since it’s a flat long noodle. If you don’t have fettuccine, you could also use linguine, pappardelle, or tagliatelle.

If you would like to use already cooked shrimp in this recipe, just add it to the pasta and sauce and cook until heated, about 2-3 minutes.

If you can’t find jumbo shrimp, you can substitute large or medium size. Just be sure to get the same weight.

If you are buying your seafood fresh from a market or grocery store, be sure to ask for peeled and deveined shrimp. It’s a lot easier if this part is already done for you ahead of time!

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