Shrimp Alfredo 🍤
Creamy, rich, and decadent, this Shrimp Alfredo recipe is perfect for a special dinner or a quick weeknight meal. Juicy shrimp sautéed to perfection and tossed with fettuccine in a luscious Alfredo sauce will satisfy any craving for comfort food.
Ingredients
Fettuccine:
1 lb fettuccine pasta*
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 lbs raw shrimp
salt
fresh cracked black pepper
½ cup dry Parmesan cheese
Alfredo Sauce:
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp all-purpose flour*
2 cups heavy whipping cream
ÂĽ cup sour cream
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup dry Parmesan cheese
salt
fresh cracked black pepper
Directions
Fettuccine:
Start cooking pasta at the same time as starting the sauce.
Bring a pot of water to boil and salt the water generously so that pasta gets seasoned as it cooks.
Add pasta and cook according to the package instructions. Don’t overcook the pasta because it will continue to cook while coated in hot Alfredo sauce.
Once pasta is done, strain it and add it back to the pot.
Alfredo Sauce:
Measure your ingredients ahead of time because cooking the sauce goes fast.
In a medium, heavy-bottom sauce pot, melt butter over medium heat. Once butter is melted, add minced garlic. Cook garlic until it’s fragrant and sprinkle flour over it. Stir until flour is all mixed with butter and slowly pour in heavy whipping cream while constantly stirring.
Gently stir the mixture together and let it heat through (don’t let it boil!). Once heavy cream is hot, whisk in sour cream, Parmesan cheeses, salt, and pepper. Lower heat to medium-low and gently stir until grated cheese melts and incorporates.
Keep cooking over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
Once sauce is ready, mix it with cooked pasta. (Reserve a little bit of sauce to drizzle over shrimp.)
Shrimp:
Clean, devein, and remove all the shells from the shrimp if needed.
Use a mixing bowl to season shrimp with salt and pepper. Add dry Parmesan cheese and toss until it’s evenly spread out.
Preheat a large cooking pan over medium-high heat and add butter. Melt butter and add shrimp. Cook shrimp until pink and opaque on one side and flip them all over. Cook on the other side until just pink and opaque. Take shrimp out of the pan right away so they don’t keep cooking.
Portion sauce-coated pasta into large bowls and top it off with sautéed shrimp. Drizzle a little sauce over shrimp.
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cooking Time: 25 minutes | Total Time: 30 minutes | Servings: 4
Enjoy this creamy and delicious Shrimp Alfredo, perfect for any occasion!