Sunday, May 31, 2009

Creamy Shrimp Alfredo


Tomorrow is my 6th wedding anniversary and my husband and I kept going back and forth regarding what we wanted to do. A weekend getaway would have been most ideal, but with two little ones, it wasn't overly practical. My husband mentioned wanting to make dinner for me and then earlier in the day, he said that he was going to make dinner tonight and then take me out to dinner tomorrow, since my sister so kindly agreed to watch our kids for a bit. (Thank you in advance, Sarah!) This recipe comes from a free Kraft Food and Family Magazine that I've been receiving for years--I hear they now charge for it, though! My husband is cute, because he flips through any cooking magazines I get and always kind of bookmarks those recipes that he wants to make--this being one of them. I ordinarily really enjoy recipes from this magazine, but I was kind of curious as to how "authentic" this would taste. Was I ever pleasantly surprised...it was so rich and creamy and tasted much more similar to alfredo sauces that I've had out, than the previous recipe I posted. (Although that recipe was really good, too--just a completely different flavor!) I really appreciated my husband making this delicious dinner and look forward to our night out tomorrow :)

Creamy Shrimp Alfredo

12 oz fettuccine (uncooked)
4 tablespoons Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing
1 lb uncooked deveined, peeled medium shrimp
6 cloves garlic, minced
12 oz cream cheese, cubed
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, divided
2 tablespoons fresh parsley

Directions:

Cook pasta as directed on package. Meanwhile, heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add shrimp; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink, adding garlic for the last minute. Remove shrimp with slotted spoon; set aside.

Add cream cheese and broth to skillet; cook until cream cheese is completely melted, stirring frequently. Stir in shrimp and 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese.

Drain pasta. Add to skillet; toss to coat. Transfer to platter; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and parsley.

Source: Adapted from recipe in Kraft Food and Family Magazine (Summer '09)

19 comments:

  1. My kids will love this recipe. My husband and they love shrimp...me not so much. But I would definitely make this for them and they would be crazy for it! You have a nice blog!!

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  2. You can tell we're sisters... I bought ingredients to make this in the coming week!

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  3. Love the Kraft magazine, they have some really good ones..

    This definitely sounds like one of them!! And Happy Anniversary!

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  4. great mag , congrats on your 6th Anniversary we just celebrated 6 years to, have a great night out tomorrow Rebecca

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  5. Happy anniversary! Your hubby sounds so sweet; I'm so glad his dinner turned out so well! Have a great time out tomorrow.

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  6. Rachel, this sounds terrific! I'm not a real shrimp fan, but I really like the sounds of this sauce.

    I receive the Kraft magazine too and enjoy pouring through it. There are some great ideas and recipes in there.

    Happy Anniversary!

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  7. Happy Anniversary! How nice of your husband to make dinner and take you out! This recipe looks really good. I make a similar cream cheese based alfredo sauce recipe that I got from Allrecipes, but I'd like to try this one.

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  8. Thank you, everyone, for the very sweet comments and anniversary wishes! I hope you all are well and that each of you had a wonderful weekend!

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  9. Yum and happy anniversary. I tagged you in my blog post. Don't feel like you need to join in, but please feel free!!

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  10. Yummy and Happy Anniversary!!!!!!

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  11. Cream cheese and balsamic vinagarette? Bookmarked!

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  12. I wish my husband would choose a meal once in a while. I always think that's the hardest part. Happy Anniversary!!!!

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  13. This looks tasty, and so does the chicken below. I can see I'm going to have to spend some serious time poking around here :)

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  14. Rich, creamy and delicious!

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  15. Happy late anniversary!

    That alfredo looks so yummy!

    You have a blog award waiting for you on my blog so come on over and claim it =)

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  16. this is totally my kind of cooking. yum.

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  17. This looks delicious - so creamy and decadent!

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  18. That's a really nice meal. My son would love it.

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