Friday, December 4, 2009

Recipe: Fettuccine Alfredo with Broccoli and Shrimp


I was in the mood for something a little more "fancy" for dinner without much work and difficulty. I always stock up on pasta when it's on sale for 99¢ a box and stock up on frozen vegetables when they are on sale.
I decided that I would make fettuccine Alfredo since I had a bottle of Classico Alfredo sauce in my pantry. I wanted to bulk it up and make it more heartier so I looked in my freezer and found a bag of frozen headless shrimp that I had bought when it was on sale. "That would be perfect!" I thought and then turned towards the freezer door and spied a box of frozen broccoli florets. "I'll add that as well to make it healthier".

This makes 4 servings in my household for dinner. Figure 5 shrimp per person.

Ingredients

  • 1 16oz. box of fettuccine noodles
  • 1 15oz. jar of Classico Alfredo sauce
  • 1 10oz. box of frozen broccoli florets (thawed)
  • 20 pieces frozen shrimp (thawed and shelled)
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the noodles. When water comes to a boil, add two handfuls of kosher salt. Bring water back to a boil.
  2. Put broccoli florets into the boiling water and allow to cook for 2 minutes. Remove from water with a large sieve. Set aside in a bowl.
  3. Put shrimp into the boiling water and allow to cook until pink. Remove from water with a sieve. Set aside in a bowl.
  4. Add fettuccine to the boiling water and cook following manufacturer's directions.
  5. While noodles are cooking, empty the car of Alfredo sauce into a 12" saute pan. Put some of the pasta water into the jar and swirl around to get all the sauce out of the jar. Add to the pan.
  6. When pasta is done, strain and toss into the saute pan with sauce. Add the cooked broccoli and shrimp and toss all together until fully coated. Add the pepper and toss again.
  7. Serve.

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