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Peppered Shrimp Alfredo

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Peppered Shrimp AlfredoWell, yesterday was the last day of April, and I hadn’t yet served seafood, so seafood it was! We had the absolute delight of having some of our favorite people over for dinner, followed by a game of bridge. Completing the meal and evening was apple pie with vanilla ice cream. What more could you ask for in an evening, great food, great company and a fun game too! I, not the seafood lover, actually did love this recipe. It was so good. I think I actually do like seafood now, especially shrimp, because I would have this again right now! Looks like my once a month seafood is finally paying off!

Recipe from Allrecipes

  • 12 ounces penne pasta
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 Portobello mushroom caps, diced
  • 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails taken off
  • 1 (15 ounce ) jar alfredo sauce
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley

1. Cook pasta until al dente, drain and set aside.

2. Melt butter with olive oil in large saucepan or skillet. Add onions, cook for 2 minutes. Add garlic, red pepper and mushrooms, cook additional 2 minutes. Add shrimp cook until just start to turn pink.

3. Add alfredo sauce, cream, Romano cheese and cayenne pepper, bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cooked pasta, toss to coat.

4. Place pasta in serving bowl and top with parsley.

5. Eat and enjoy!

Creamy Alfredo

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Linguini AlfredoShopping at Costco  is great, you get to try samples while walking down the aisles, and I find they have neat stuff not usually found at other grocery stores. I guess that can be said of most grocery stores actually, everybody stocks a few things hard to find elsewhere. After a Costco shop you have the inevitable “what should I do with all these leftover ingredients”. Sometimes buying in bulk just leaves you in a quandary. Case in point when I bought a three pack of cream cheese, we usually use about 1 every couple of months, not one of my kitchen staples that’s for sure. I used up two making my hubby some cherry cheese tarts. One left , what to do. I was looking through one of my favorite cookbooks The Great American Brand Name Cookbook and found an alfredo recipes that uses up one block of cream cheese. Plus, I could use some of the huge bag of Costco sized broccoli as a side dish , perfect!

  • 1 (8 ounce) pkg cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup margarine ( I used butter)
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 8 ounces fetttucini, cooked, drained (I used linguini)

1. Cut cream cheese into cubes. Place in medium-sized saucepan along with parm cheese, margarine and milk. Stir over medium low heat until all cheese and butter has melted and you have a creamy sauce. (all the chunks should be gone).

2. Toss with pasta.

3. Eat and enjoy!

 

Portobello Mushroom Tortellini

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Portobello Mushroom tortelliniHave you seen the movie A Knight’s Tale? I love it! I am always drawn towards any kind of media that takes place in Medieval Times, yes I love the restaurant, I also love books both non-fiction and fiction, and movies set in this time. T.V Shows , of course. I love to watch a good joust! Sword fighting, yup it’s pretty much awesome. So last night my best friend and I watched A Knight’s Tale, one of my favorites, its got jousting and sword fighting, plus romance and so many good comedic lines, pretty much everything I want in a movie. So good times were had, and we also ate this super yummy pasta dish, I found the recipe at Allrecipes.

  •                     1 pound cheese tortellini
  •                     2 large Portobello mushrooms
  •                     1/4 cup white wine
  •                     1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  •                     2 cloves garlic, minced
  •                     8 ounces Alfredo-style pasta sauce
  •                     salt and pepper to taste
  •                     1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1. Cook pasta according to package directions and set aside.

2. Heat wine, parsley, garlic in skillet. Add mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes until tender. Remove pan from heat and slowly add alfredo sauce.

3. Serve over pasta with parmesan cheese and salt and pepper.

4. Eat and enjoy!