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So this page is more for a place to keep my recipes so I will always have them. It might change to have more than just the different recipes, but who knows. The recipes are not ones that I have made up myself. They are bits and pieces that I have picked up from places I have worked, people I have visited, and of course Mom, Sister, and Grandmas.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Cheater's Pasta

So this one is about making something fast and easy. Which I never do. But it is pretty tasty. You can take this and make it the long way if you would like with making your own sauces, but you definitely don't have to.

What you will need:

1 Jar Alredo Sauce  (15 oz)                               1/3 of a jar of Sun- 1 lb of Pasta                                                      Dried Tomato Pesto
1 Can Cream of Shrimp                                    1 Can of Milk
Salt & Pepper to Taste                                      1 lb of shrimp
Parmesan Cheese                                              Seasoning as you wish


You are going to need to cook some noodles for your pasta. What kind of pasta? What do you like? This dish will work with almost any pasta that you like.  I usually use penne, but anything will do. Start the pasta water off early because the rest of the dish doesn't take too long. 

Start things off with your shrimp. again there will be an easy way... or one with more flavor.
You can cook the shrimp any way that you would like.  If you cook the shrimp by boiling in a pot... I suggest adding some old bay or other seasoning to make it more flavorful.

If you want to cook the shrimp with the most flavor... i suggest either saute the shrimp in a pan with some seasoning or grilling the shrimp.                                                                or      

While you are cooking the shrimp you want to start your sauce. The sauce in this case is super easy. I use a jar of alfredo sauce available at most stores. The light and the regular seem to taste the same.
add about 1/3 of a jar of    

Add a can of milk and bring to a light boil and then simmer. I usually add a bit of pepper, salt, and other seasonings to this just to change things up a little bit. I also add the shrimp to the sauce for a little bit to make sure everything is on the same page.

To serve you will want to start by plating some pasta and adding some Parmesan cheese.  This will help the cheese to melt when you add the hot sauce with the shrimp.  This is a super easy recipe that can be made in a very little amount of time. If you want you could make your own alfredo and tomato pesto sauce, but that will add some time and effort. The cheater's way is to buy the store products. Ask Sandra Lee about it. The pic has some spinach in it too.


P.S. if you don't like shrimp you can cut out the shrimp and substitute chicken. Again, if you grill and season the chicken it will taste better. (You will also want to swap out the cream of shrimp for cream of chicken.)