I stole this recipe for Creamy Shrimp Pasta with Mushrooms from juliasalbum.com. This tasty shrimp dish is perfect for a weeknight meal. Shrimp is seasoned and cooked in a skillet. Then mushrooms are cooked before adding half-n-half, Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese. Next, cooked pasta is added into the sauce before serving. A simple and tasty way to enjoy shrimp!

May 10^th is National Shrimp Day for 2019 and making Creamy Shrimp Pasta with Mushrooms or Lemon Garlic Shrimp is a great way to celebrate (to see more Food Holidays see the National Food Holidays category or look at the Food Holiday Calendar).

Did you know? Toward the end of 19^th century shrimp became popular in salads and sandwiches. In the 20^th century shrimp was often served alone with a cocktail sauce and became popular on appetizer menus. In the early 21^st century shrimp is used in Asian and fusion cookery.⁵ (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)

Cook 8 oz pasta, reserve pasta water. Heat a large skillet until hot. Then add 2 tbsp olive oil, 3 minced cloves of garlic and 1 lb shelled and deveined shrimp. Cook 1 minute.

Then flip shrimp over and sprinkle cooked side with ¼ tsp dried basil, ¼ tsp paprika, ¼ tsp red pepper flakes and ¼ tsp salt. Cook for 1-2 minutes stirring occasionally.

Remove shrimp from skillet, set aside.

Next, add 8 oz sliced mushrooms to the empty skillet.

Cook on medium-high heat for 2 minutes, occasionally stirring, until soft and they release their juices. Sprinkle with salt. Add shrimp back to the skillet, and then add 1 cup half-n-half. Bring to a boil. After mixture boils, add ¼ cup Parmesan cheese and ¼ cup mozzarella cheese.

Next bring to a boil again, reduce heat to medium. Cook stirring until cheese is melted. Gradually add additional ¼ cup Parmesan cheese and ¼ cup mozzarella cheese in batches. Remove from heat. Taste and add more salt if needed. Then add in cooked pasta. Reheat on medium. If the sauce is too thick add small amount of pasta water.

Season with more salt, red pepper and basil if desired.

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Creamy Shrimp Pasta with Mushrooms

This tasty shrimp dish is perfect for a weeknight meal. Shrimp is seasoned and cooked in a skillet. Then mushrooms are cooked before adding half-n-half, Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese. Next, cooked pasta is added into the sauce before serving. A simple and tasty way to enjoy shrimp!

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

• 8 oz fettuccine pasta
• ½ cup cooked pasta water
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lb shrimp 10 big or 20 small shelled and deveined
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• ¼ tsp dried basil
• ¼ tsp paprika
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
• 8 oz mushrooms thinly sliced
• 1 cup half-n-half
• ½ cup parmesan cheese shredded
• ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded

Instructions

1. Cook pasta, reserve pasta water.
2. Heat large skillet until hot. Add 2 tbsp olive oil, add garlic and shrimp. Cook 1 minute.
3. Flip shrimp over and sprinkle cooked side with basil, paprika, red pepper flakes and salt. Cook for 1-2 minutes stirring occasionally.
4. Remove shrimp from skillet, add sliced mushrooms. Cook on medium-high heat for 2 minutes, occasionally stirring, until soft and they release their juices. Sprinkle with salt.
5. Add shrimp to skillet, and then add 1 cup half-n-half. Bring to a boil.
6. Add ½ of the cheese. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium. Cook stirring until cheese is melted.
7. Gradually add remaining cheese in batches. Remove from heat. Taste and add more salt if needed. Add drained pasta. Reheat on medium. If the sauce is too thick add small amount of pasta water.
8. Season with more salt, red pepper and basil if desired.

Recipe Notes

I also add in Old Bay Seasoning.