Mushroom Shrimp Alfredo Pasta

Description

I combined several different recipes to create this one – it’s definitely a winner. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) box dry fettuccine pasta
  • 1 pint heavy whipping cream
  • 1 ¼ cups butter, divided
  • ¾ cup grated Romano cheese
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed, divided
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 8 ounces diced mushrooms
  • 1 (8 ounce) package frozen shrimp, deveined and tails removed, thawed

Instructions

  1. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over medium heat. Stir in fettuccine
  2. return to a boil
  3. and cook until tender yet firm to the bite
  4. about 8 minutes. Drain and keep warm.
  5. While the fettuccine is cooking
  6. heat 1 cup butter and cream in a large saucepan over medium heat. When butter melts
  7. add Romano
  8. Parmesan
  9. 1/3 of the garlic
  10. salt
  11. and pepper; cook and stir until cheese melts and sauce thickens
  12. about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  13. At the same time
  14. heat remaining 1/4 cup butter and olive oil in another saucepan over medium heat. When butter melts
  15. add onion; cook and stir until softened and translucent
  16. 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and remaining garlic; increase the heat to medium-high and cook until mushrooms are soft
  17. about 2 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until bright pink on the outside and opaque in the center
  18. 1 to 2 minutes.
  19. Fold shrimp mixture into sauce. Add drained fettuccine and toss to coat.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 6

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