Creamy Garlic Shrimp
photo by -Sylvie-
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 680.38 g shrimp, cooked and peeled
- 4 clove garlic, finely minced
- 1.23 ml crushed red pepper flakes (more if you want spicy)
- 8 green onions, chopped
- 44.37 ml butter
- 59.16 ml flour
- 709.77 ml milk
- 118.29 ml white cheddar cheese, grated
- salt and pepper
directions
- Melt the butter in a large non-stick pan over medium heat.
- Add the crushed red pepper and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and add the flour.
- Stir until well blended.
- Add the milk a bit at a time and stir until smooth before adding more.
- Return mixture to heat.
- Add the shrimp, green onion and cheese and cook until the sauce has thickened and the shrimp is hot.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve over cooked rice, noodles or toast.
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Reviews
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My family just loved this! It was quick, it was easy, it was delicious. I omitted the green onions (DS hates 'em) but the dish would have looked so much prettier had they been included; I also used 2 cups whole milk and 1 cup half-and-half for the "3 cups milk". Unlike other reviewers, my sauce thickened up very quickly; in fact, I had to turn the heat off under it as it was ready before my pasta was cooked! I used a very strong extra-old white cheddar that I bought at Sweetwater Valley Farm in Tennessee (we stopped there while driving down to Florida; it's just off I-75) and surprisingly, I couldn't taste it in the sauce at all. Next time I'll add more cheese. I cooked up 350 grams of wagon wheel pasta (fusilli or farfalle would have been better, but I'm all out) and then tossed it in with the sauce, adding 2 tbsp of parmesan cheese too, along with a small bit of salt. The 3 of us all had seconds and I have enough left over for lunch for me, so I could have easily fed 4, if not 5, people with this amount. If I had thought to add in some broccoli spears, I would have had a complete meal, too. Our meal was so tasty and judging by my family's reaction, this one'll be made again!
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Tweaks
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Very good and easy recipe. I made it with penne and served roasted baby spring asparagus. I didn't have spring onions so I subbed finely chopped sweet onion which I sauted with the garlic. For the cheese, I used a small amount of asiago and topped up with german butter cheese. I also had no problem getting the sauce to thicken, in fact I will probably use a bit less flour next time. This is company worthy!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
_Pixie_
Canada
I'm a retired IT professional who enjoys cooking and trying new recipes...