Cajun Shrimp Alfredo pasta

This is another quick recipe but super tasty. Without too much hassle and fuss.

 

Ingredients:

• 600-700grams Large Shrimp (clean and deveined)
• 450g Penne pasta
• 1 1/2tbs Cajun Seasoning
• 1Tbs Olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves (Chopped)
• 30g Butter (extra 25g for cooking shrimp)
• 2-3 Tbs pasta water
• 400ml Double Cream
• 180gram grated Parmesan
• Black pepper
• Salt to taste
• Parsley for garnishing.

Instructions:

• Pat dry shrimp and put in a clean bowl. Add in olive oil and Cajun seasoning to marinate your shrimps and set aside for 5mins.

• In a clean pot, cook pasta as instructed on packaging.

• In a clean pot, melt 25g of butter over medium heat. Add shrimps to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes until shrimps have just turned pink on both sides. Transfer shrimps to a plate and set aside.

• In the same pan over medium heat, melt the 30g of butter. Add garlic and saute until fragrant.

• Pour in double cream and allow to warm then stir in grated parmesan and pepper.

• Drain out cooked pasta and add 2-3tbs of pasta water to sauce. (adding pasta water helps to loosen the consistency of the sauce)

• Remove sauce from heat and add pasta and shrimps. Toss to coat evenly

• Garnish with parsley and serve