Friday, June 5, 2009

Creamy Prawns with Fettucine

Keeping with my cooking style of fast and easy, here is great recipe that only takes minutes to prepare and cook. Enjoy!


Creamy Prawns with Fettucine
Adapted from "The Essential Pasta Cookbook"


Ingredients
  • 1lb Fettucine
  • 1-2 lb Shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • Butter
  • Olive Oil
  • Green Onions, chopped
  • 2-3 Cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1 C Heavy Cream
  • Fresh Parsley, chopped
  • Salt and Pepper

Directions
  • Cook Fettucine in salted water until al dente
  • saute in garlic and onions in the melted butter and oil.
  • Add shrimp and cook just until they turn color, 2-3 mins, then remove just the shrimp from the pan.
  • Add heavy cream to the fry pan. Bring to a boil the reduce the heat and cook until cream starts to thicken.
  • Return the shrimp to the cream, add salt and pepper and simmer for 1 minute.
  • Add the shrimp and cream sauce to the fettucine and toss gently.
  • Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

14 comments:

Culinary Wannabe said...

I love shrimp in pasta. Too bad it's like the only thing my husband won't eat (along with blue cheese). This looks to fancy to come together so quick - nice!

Penny said...

I like this kind of recipe! Perfect for a busy day. Hubby loves shrimp so when he gets back from his trip I will make it. Thanks.

Sara said...

Looks great, I love shrimp. It looks so simple to make too!

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Selba said...

Looks so delicious! Love the creamy part :)

surfingtheworldcuisine said...

It looks so good!!!

Jean said...

Wow..this looks delicious and easy to prepare..thanks

Linda said...

Who wouldn't love that? It looks luscious.

Tonya @ What's On My Plate said...

i'm such a sucker for shrimp and pasta... adding this to my list!

Jackie @PhamFatale.com said...

This dish look so succulent. Mmm shrimp with a hint of heavy cream :)

♥peachkins♥ said...

I love pasta and my hubby loves shrimp.The recipe is perfect.Thanks for sharing.

Lori Lynn said...

I like everything about this, the ingredients YAY for shrimp and pasta, and that it is fast and easy. Perfect!
LL

Jennifer said...

That is my kind of ingredient list! short and sweet!

Anonymous said...

Without the shrimp, I would love this. I love creamy pasta.