Cheesy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo

Cheesy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo

Cheese, garlic, shrimp, sold! This sounds very nice and on my to cook list.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups milk
  • 125 grams Cream cheese, this is 1/2 a stand block, softened
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
  • 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • pepper, to taste
  • 500 grams medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
  • 500 grams pasta, cooked, of your choice, Fettuccine would be a good choice

Instructions
 

  • Mix together the milk, cream cheese, flour, and salt until smooth, set aside.
  • In a saucepan, melt butter and add garlic. Cook garlic for about a minute, then add the shrimp, cook 3-5 minutes, or until pink, and just barely cooked through, then remove shrimp, leaving the garlic and butter drippings in the saucepan.
  • Add milk mixture to the pan, and stir for 4 minutes on medium heat. Bring to a simmer, and keep stirring for about 6 more minutes until is starts to thicken. Remove from heat, add cheeses and mix. Cover, let stand for about 5 minutes.
  • Add shrimp into sauce and let stand another 5 minutes to heat through. Serve over pasta of choice, garnish with some parsley.

Notes

The Cream cheese will cost about 60 Baht for 1/2 250 gram block. The 1 cup of Mozzarella will cost about 50 Baht for 1/2 200 gram block. The shrimp, that price can very from store bought to fresh local caught from fishermen. Medium Whites in Tesco will run about 135 Baht/500 grams. Fresh local caught will run about 100 Baht/500 gram or less. Going with store bought shrimp, for 4 servings this is about $1.80 per serving, for 6 servings, about $1.20 per serving, overall, not a bad cost.
Adapted from an internet recipe.

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