Spicy Shrimp and Chicken Pasta (Like Carino's)

Submitted by Sooz Cooks

"This is my FAVORITE dish at Johnny Carino's in my town and this is my rendition of the recipe. My husband says it tastes exactly like theirs. I have played around with how much cayenne pepper to put in this dish because the recipe I found originally just said "to taste". For me, one teaspoon is too mild, but two teaspoons is pretty spicy. I'd put some in and do a taste test before you add more. The original recipe was in Denver's Rocky Mountain News, but I have modified it to our tastes, including leaving out the green onion and increasing the amount of the sauce. Also, the original recipe said it served 4, but we have no problem getting 6-8 servings of this. I serve it with a tossed salad and my Recipe #281657."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts, grilled
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 20 medium raw shrimp, peeled, tail removed, and cleaned
• 1 cup fresh button mushroom, cleaned and sliced
• 1 cup sun-dried tomato, sliced
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 1⁄2 cup romano cheese, grated
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 16 ounces dry penne pasta

directions

1. Season and grill the chicken breasts until done. Cool and slice into bite sized pieces.
2. Add butter to a large sauté pan on medium heat.
3. Once butter is melted, add the shrimp, sliced chicken, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, salt and pepper.
4. Saute mixture until shrimp and mushrooms are cooked.
5. Add the cream, Romano cheese and cayenne pepper. Let cream reduce by half while stirring frequently.
6. Meanwhile, cook pasta al dente according to package directions; drain excess water.
7. Toss cooked pasta with contents of sauté pan. Serve.

Reviews

[Dutch B.]

I loved it and so did my roomies. Read comments and took it all in. Here is what I did different. I live in California and we tend to eat spicy so I added a Serrano chili thinly sliced thrown in with the butter. Did everything the same till serving. Someone recommended green onion, excellent idea and I had home grown tomatoes which I put on top. Excellent! Someone else said it did not heat up very well the next day.... Just zap it for one minute stir then one more minute and perfection. I too aded more shrimp and a little less chicken. Make it to your taste you will love it. PS: I always shave my own cheese, that way you know what you are getting. Ciao!

 

[EDWARD G.]

It was good, my kids love it, and so do me and my wife, since they closed down Johnny’s here in Grand Prairie to..

 

[tom.beitel]

I think this is a very good recipe. Good flavors, exactly what I was looking for to cook when I found it. Would recommend. I cut the cayenne back to 1tsp since the kiddos don't like things too spicy, and I thought it still had a nice kick to it. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

 

[ansimonis]

It was good, but wasn't as good as I expected, everyone else loved it though! My siblings want me to make it again but honestly if it weren't for them I wouldn't.

 

[folk004]

I added freshly chopped onion, red bell pepper, garlic, and parsley to the chicken while cooking in olive oil and the dish came out awesome!!! Very yummy :)) also added some flour to the sauce to thicken it up a little bit.