Shrimp Scampi With Pasta Alfredo

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 tablespoon italian dressing
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 dash ground black pepper
• 1 lb dry pasta (angel hair, spaghetti or fettuccine work great)
• 1 cup half-and-half (or heavy cream)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 marinate the shrimp in the other ingredients until you are ready for them.
• 2 thirty minutes before you are ready to serve, start heating the pasta water and place the half-and-half and butter in a large serving bowl to soften (sometimes i nuke it in the microwave for a minute or two).
• 3 put a large skillet over high (or medium high) heat to get it really hot.
• 4 when the pasta is about three minutes away from being done (done=al dente), dump the shrimp and marinade into the hot skillet.
• 5 toss the shrimp around as they cook.
• 6 once the shrimp are pink and curled-up (about three minutes), remove the skillet from the heat.
• 7 drain the pasta and dump it into the serving bowl with the half-and-half and butter.
• 8 add the parmesan cheese, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper and toss together gently (the residual heat from the pasta melts everything together).
• 9 pour the shrimp and sauce over the top and serve immediately.