Category: Fish & Seafood -

Creamy Mozzarella Shrimp Pasta     

Ingredients:
Pasta:
8 oz penne pasta

Shrimp:
2 tablespoons olive oil (drained from sun-dried tomatoes jar or just use regular olive oil)
1 pound shrimp (without shells, and deveined)
3 garlic cloves minced
1/4 teaspoon salt

Creamy Sauce:
4 oz sun-dried tomatoes (without oil)
4 garlic cloves minced
1 cup half and half
1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
1 tablespoon dried basil or 3 Tbsp. fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
1/8 teaspoon paprika
1/2 cup reserved cooked pasta water (or more)
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation:
Cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve some cooked pasta water. Drain the pasta.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add shrimp with minced garlic. Cook the shrimp on one side for about 1 minute, until shrimp turns pink or golden brown on that side. While it cooks, sprinkle salt over the shrimp. Make sure not to crowd the shrimp in the skillet. After 1 minute, flip the shrimp over to the other side and cook for about 30 seconds to 1 minute more. Remove the shrimp to a plate.

To the same skillet, add sun-dried tomatoes and more minced garlic. Sauté sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil on medium heat, stirring, for 1 minute until the garlic is fragrant. Add half and half to skillet and bring to boil. Add shredded cheese and quickly stir in while boiling. Immediately reduce to simmer. Continue cooking the sauce on low simmer heat, constantly stirring, until all the cheese melts and sauce is slightly thickened. Add basil, crushed red pepper flakes, paprika. Stir in shrimp and serve over pasta.

Date added: 2020-08-21
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