Quick Seafood Pasta with Shrimp in Pink Cream Sauce

Recipesfull introduces to you: Shrimp Recipes. (Quick Seafood Pasta with Shrimp in Pink Cream Sauce). This is a quick and easy seafood pasta recipe with shrimp in a cream sauce. I came up with it the other day when I had unexpected dinner guests and only had some frozen shrimp in the freezer. It came out so good that it is now one of my go-to recipes.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Quick Seafood Pasta with Shrimp in Pink Cream Sauce

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package dry fettuccine pasta

¼ cup olive oil

4 cloves garlic

minced

1 cup dry white wine

3 tablespoons tomato paste

1 ½ pounds medium shrimp - peeled

deveined

and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Garlic Cheese Grits with Shrimp

Main Dish

Directions

Step 1

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite about 8 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook garlic until fragrant 1 to 2 minutes. Stir wine and tomato paste together in a small bowl; add to the saucepan. Simmer over low heat until sauce starts to thicken about 10 minutes. Stir shrimp into the sauce. Cook until shrimp are pink 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 3

Remove about 2/3 of the shrimp with a slotted spoon and put in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until pureed. Return pureed shrimp to the saucepan and stir in heavy cream. Heat until warm about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with the fettuccine.

Nutritional Information

Quick Seafood Pasta with Shrimp in Pink Cream Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 928.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 44.8g 90%

Carbohydrates: 89.2g 29%

Dietary Fiber: 4.4g 18%

Sugars: 6g

Fat: 39.6g 61%

Saturated Fat: 16.5g 83%

Cholesterol: 340.4mg 114%

Vitamin A Iu: 1359.2IU 27%

Niacin Equivalents: 17.5mg 134%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 26%

Vitamin C: 6.9mg 12%

Folate: 235mcg 59%

Calcium: 129.5mg 13%

Iron: 8mg 45%

Magnesium: 114.8mg 41%

Potassium: 678.6mg 19%

Sodium: 464.6mg 19%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 8%

Calories From Fat: 356.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.