Creamy Fettuccine with Shrimp and Bacon
From mountainmama 15 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This Creamy fettuccine should be cooked al dente so the strands remain intact and maintain their slightly firm texture. A wonderful dish for seafood lovers.
Ingredients
- 1 pound uncooked fettuccine shopping list
- 2 bacon slices (uncooked) shopping list
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined shopping list
- 1 garlic clove, minced shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups frozen green peas, thawed shopping list
- 1 cup shredded carrot shopping list
- 2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk shopping list
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1 cup (4 ounces) grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, divided shopping list
How to make it
- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain well; keep warm.
- Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 6 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon from the pan, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan. Crumble bacon; set aside.
- Add shrimp and garlic to pan; sauté over medium-high heat 2 minutes. Add peas and carrot; cook 2 minutes or just until shrimp are done. Transfer shrimp mixture to a large bowl; keep warm.
- Combine milk, flour, salt, and pepper, stirring with a whisk. Add milk mixture to pan; cook over medium heat 3 minutes or until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly with a whisk. Remove pan from heat; add cheese, stirring until blended. Add milk mixture to shrimp mixture; stir until combined. Add pasta and 1/4 cup parsley, tossing gently to coat. Transfer pasta mixture to a platter, or divide evenly among each of 8 plates; sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/4 cup parsley and crumbled bacon. Serve immediately.
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Reviewed by 8 people-
This dish makes my mouth water just to look at the picture. I love both pasta & shrimp so I'll be trying this real soon.. Thanks for sharing it.
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