Peter's Favorite: Shrimp Pasta

No matter what I make, after almost two and a half years, Peter still says this is his favorite meal that I have ever made.


This is a pretty easy recipe, and you can tailor it to your liking. Get creative! That's when you'll start to surprise yourself. Don't forget to read through first, just to make sure you have everything you need. 


Pics to come later!!!


What You'll Need:

• 1 lb- Pasta of your choice (I like penne or manicotti)
• 1 jar- Bertolli's Four Cheese Rosa Sauce (my favorite!)
• Parmesan Cheese
• 1 lb- shrimp, shelled and deviened, already cooked
• Butter
• A bit of salt and pepper to taste

This is totally optional, but if you've ordered pizza recently, more specifically, Papa John's, then I would get some of their special seasoning to put in the sauce. That stuff is all kinds of good. Two packets can make a big difference.

First, start boiling some water. A drop or two of oil should keep your noodles from sticking together, if you're worried about that sort of thing. Go ahead and throw your salt and pepper in there too. 

While you're waiting for the water to boil, you can make sure the tails are off of your shrimp. I always forget to thaw mine out ahead of time. If this is you, just put them in your colander and run it under some water until they aren't sticking together anymore. 

By now, your water should be boiling, at which point you should stir in your pasta. If it's not, no worries! Go ahead and put your sauce in your small pot. Turn the heat on low and don't forget to stir it every once in awhile. If you opted for the seasoning packets, empty one of the packets into the sauce along with some parmesan cheese. Most people like to top their pasta with this, but I love cheese, so into the sauce it goes! After your pasta has been cooking for about 5-6 minutes, you can turn the heat for the sauce up to about halfway between medium and high.

Once all your shrimp are tail free, put about a spoon full of butter in a frying pan along with the other packet of seasoning, and turn the heat on high. Once it starts to melt throw some shrimp in there about a handful at a time. When they start looking a tiny bit brown on the side, into the sauce!

Once your pasta noodles are al dente (after 7-10 min of boiling) go ahead and drain them. Do not rinse! After draining the water, dump it back in the pot and mix in the sauce. 

There you go! 

A dish like this goes great with some garlic texas toast and peas. 

Feedback, comments, let me know how I'm doing! How did this turn out for you?