Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 lb medium shrimp, deveined and tails removed
• 1 lb spaghetti noodles (more or less, depending on family size)
• 6 -8 garlic cloves, according to personal taste, minced
• 1/4 cup butter
• olive oil (3 drizzles)
• italian seasoning
• fresh ground pepper
• red pepper flakes
• salt
• herbs (according to taste)

Directions

1. Boil pasta in water till tender, save 1 cup of pasta water for use later. I always put some oil, salt, and fresh herbs in with my pasta when I boil it. Drain and set aside when done.
2. While pasta is boiling, wash shrimp.
3. Melt butter over medium heat. Add shrimp.
4. Let cook till a little pink and starting to curl. Then add garlic.
5. Cook 5-7 min., add oil. Continue to stir till shrimp is pink and curled.
6. Add pasta to skillet. Add seasonings. Add just enough saved pasta water till it is not dry but not swimming in liquid either. Depending on amount of pasta this requires 1/2 the cup or all of it. Start with adding 1/4 of it then work up from there.
7. Keep tossing all ingredients around in skillet till all is incorporated and hot. Enjoy!

Recipe from 77easyrecipes.com

Shrimp Linguine

Ingredients

1 lb. of cooked large shrimp (thawed and tails removed)
2 T. butter
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 (14.5 oz.) can of diced tomatoes (I bought the tomatoes with basil, garlic & oregano)
pinch of crushed red pepper
salt and pepper
2 t. light brown sugar
1 c. of half and half (plus a splash more)
3 T. fresh parsley or 1 t. dried parsley
1/4 c. (heaping) of freshly grated Parmesan cheese (plus extra cheese for topping)
8 oz. cooked linguine

Hwo to make it :

Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.minced garlic (I may have added more than called for).
Next add the canned tomatoes.
I broke up the tomatoes in a mini food processor before adding them, I’m not a fan a big chunks of tomato. You can omit this step or if you’re not a fan you can keep this step. I thought it looked liked a better finished product also, if you’re going on eye appeal.
Add the crushed red pepper, a pinch or two of salt and the brown sugar. Cook for about 5 minutes.
Next add the half and half and don’t forget that extra splash 🙂 Add the parsley also. Bring to a slow boil and then immediately turn heat down to medium-low. Cook for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until mixture reduces by a third.
While this is reducing, cook your linguine according to package directions.

Lastly, add the shrimp, parmesan cheese and a little freshly ground black pepper. Cover and simmer for about 3 minutes until shrimp are heated through and the cheese is melted.
Add the linguine and simmer another 3-4 minutes.
Serve immediately and top with some more parmesan cheese and fresh cracked pepper. Enjoy!!
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Creamy Shrimp Chowder

Ingredients:

1/2 cup celery (chopped)
1/3 cup onion (diced)
2 tablespoons butter
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups potatoes (cubed)
1/2 pound prepared cooked shrimp (thaw and drain)
2 tablespoons dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

• Saute celery and onions in butter in a large pot.
• Mix in cheese and milk, stirring over low heat until the cheese melts.
• Mix in the potatoes, shrimp, wine and salt. Heat, stirring occasionally. Serve and enjoy

Picture from myrecipes.com