Easy Creamy Shrimp Pasta
Chicken alfredo move over there's a new boss in town and it's my easy creamy shrimp pasta!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb of small to medium shrimp peeled, deveined with tails removed
- 8 oz of linguine cooked according to package instructions
- 1/3 cup of crushed tomatoes
- 1 small white onion diced finely
- 1 1/2 cup of heavy cream
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
Seasoning for shrimp
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Seafood seasoning like Old Bay
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions
- Season shrimp with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and seafood seasoning
- To a skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and quickly saute shrimp for 2-3 minutes or until opaque
- Remove shrimp from pan and set aside to rest
- To the same pan in residual oil add onion and saute for 2 minutes or until fragrant
- Add crushed tomatoes and saute for 1 minute
- Next, add butter and heavy cream and stir until well combined
- In a separate container, blend sauce until smooth then add back to the skillet *I use an immersion blender to do this step*
- Add parmesan cheese and sour cream, stir to combine and allow sauce to simmer for an additional minute
- Add pasta and shrimp to sauce and mix well to combine
- Serve with additional parmesan cheese and enjoy
Notes
You can skip the blending of the sauce part but I wanted the crushed tomotates to be completly dissolved for this sauce! Just wanted the flavor and color.