Hello food lovers. I’m looking at you! All of your shrimp fettuccine alfredo dreams are about to come true! If you are shrimp lovers like us, make sure to make these sauteed garlic shrimp and this jerk shrimp pasta too!
This recipe is creamy, comforting, gourmet and delicious, all wrapped up in one tasty bowl! It’s also easy to make which you would never guess based on how lovely it looks!
Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo Shopping List :
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- Butter
- Heavy cream
- Cream cheese
- Garlic
- Fettuccine pasta
- Parmesan cheese
- Bird’s eye chilies (our favorite chilies, central to Thai cuisine)
- Thyme
- Garlic powder
- Shrimp
- Parsley
- Olive oil
Tips to make the perfect shrimp fettuccine alfredo :
- Make sure not to overcook the pasta. Fettuccine Alfredo is best enjoyed al dente. Cook for 1 minute less than is indicated on the package, since it will continue to cook once it is in the frying pan at the end.
- Fresh shrimp work best for this recipe (rather than frozen shrimp).
- Add 2 to 3 tbsp of the water you used to cook the pasta to the sauce for extra flavor.
One of my favorite recipes as a child was fettuccine alfredo (just fettuccine and creamy alfredo sauce). It’s not a well known recipe here in Paris and it was so much fun to enjoy it with Hugo for the first time! It’s not the lightest recipe (hello, heavy cream, butter and cream cheese all together in the perfect flavor combo!) but it’s a wonderful meal to enjoy from time to time. Invite some friends over and make this meal. Your friends will love you for it.
Add your own twist to this Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo :
- Switch the shrimp out for chicken and make chicken fettuccine alfredo.
- Make a healthier shrimp fettuccine alfredo by skipping the wine and replacing it with lemon juice.
- Make extra fettuccine alfredo sauce and put aside for later. (You can store the sauce in the fridge in an airtight container for 2-3 days.)
You may need…
The key to getting perfectly finely grated parmesan is a proper grater. This one is our favorite. If you love to cook, we definitely recommend adding a high quality grater to your kitchen utensils. (We use this exact same one for cheese, when a recipe calls for lime or lemon zest and more!)
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, then you know that we love spicy food! Although you can use your spice of choice, we recommend using an Bird’s Eye Chilies from Thailand. It complements this dish perfectly. If you’re interested in learning more about these delicious chili, you can learn more here.
Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo Wine Pairing
We highly recommend a dry white wine to go with this shrimp fettuccine alfredo, such as this Jean-Max Roger Pouilly Fumé Cuvée Les Alouettes 2015.
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Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: For 2
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 2 cloves of garlic (peeled and minced)
- 6 ounces of fettuccine
- 1 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
- 2 dried bird’s eye chilies (crush)
- 1 tsp of thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 6–8 shrimps
- 3 tbsp of parsley (chopped)
- Olive oil
- Salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the butter, heavy cream, cream cheese and fresh garlic in a medium pan on medium heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and put aside, while leaving the garlic to infuse for 10 minutes.
- Cook the fettuccine for one minute less than indicated on the package. (The fettuccine will cook for an extra minute in the frying pan later.)
- Meanwhile, reheat the cream and garlic mixture on low heat.
- Add the parmesan cheese once the mixture melts.
- Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
- Add the chilies, thyme and garlic powder and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the shrimp, a pinch of salt and half a teaspoon of ground black pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the parsley and cook for 1 more minute.
- Pour in the parmesan and mix.
- Stir for a minute.
- Add the fettuccine and cook for 1 or 2 minutes while stirring.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: US
Albert Bevia says
The images alone are truly stunning! this is a classic dish and you guys gave it justice, this looks so amazing, now I want this for dinner!!!