Cheesy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo
Cheese, garlic, shrimp, sold! This sounds very nice and on my to cook list.
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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