Pasta with Shrimp Sauce
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
- ¾ cup onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 250 grams medium shrimp, shelled, deveined, tails removed, (8 oz)
- Seafood Option
- 1 can Soup Option, (10½ oz / 298 g)
- Liquid Option
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 225 grams Pasta Option, cooked, drained, (8 oz)
- Parmesan cheese, grated
OPTIONS
Seafood - Use 1 Item
- 250 grams bay scallops, (8 oz)
- 1 can minced clams, drained, (6½ oz / 184 g)
- 250 grams white fish, cut into chunks, cod, pangasius, etc., (8 oz)
- 250 grams medium shrimp, shelled, deveined, tails removed, (8 oz)
Soup - Use 1 Item
- condensed cream of mushroom soup, Shortcut
- condensed cream of celery soup, Shortcut
- condensed cream of shrimp soup, (I really need to make a short cut for this soup!)
- condensed Cheddar cheese soup, Shortcut
Liquid - Use 1 Item
- 1 cup half and half cream
- ¼ cup dry sherry, plus ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup dry white wine, plus ¼ cup milk
- 1 cup tomato juice, Shortcut
Pasta - Use 1 Item
- linguine
- spaghetti
- medium egg noodles
- small shells
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large non stick pan, when hot, cook the mushrooms, onion, and garlic. Cook until the onion and mushrooms are tender.
- Add the shrimp and Seafood Option, stir constantly and cook 2-3 minutes or until seafood is done.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the Soup and Liquid Options and mix together well.
- Stir the soup mixture into the pan then stir in the parsley. Heat through but do not boil.
- Serve sauce over hot Pasta Option, sprinkle with Parmesan as desired, enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving, as the shrimp and fish is readily available and inexpensive.
Shortcuts: Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup, Condensed Cream of Celery Soup, Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup.
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