Red Lobster Shrimp Pasta

KitKat54's Note:

This is a copycat recipe, but it's delicious. I used a pinot grigio wine but you could substitute chicken broth if you didn't want to use alcohol.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1⁄3; cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves (I added more!)
• 1 lb shrimp , peeled, deveined and tails removed
• 2⁄3; cup clam juice (or chicken broth)
• 1⁄3; cup white wine
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ½ cup parmesan cheese , freshly grated
• ¼ teaspoon dried basil , crushed
• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano , crushed
• 8 ounces pasta , cooked and drained, I used linguine

Directions:

1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; reduce heat to low. Simmer until garlic is tender.
2. Add shrimp and cook over medium-low heat until opaque. Remove, reserve liquid in pan.
3. Add clam juice (or chicken broth) and bring to a boil.
4. Add wine; cook over medium high heat for three (3) minutes, stirring constantly.
5. Reduce heat to low; add cream, stirring constantly.
6. Add cheese, stirring until smooth. Cook until thickened.
7. Add shrimp back in to sauce. Heat thoroughly.
8. Add remaining ingredients except pasta.
9. Put pasta in a large bowl and pour sauce over pasta; toss gently to coat.
10. Serve with additional grated parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[Shasta613]

This is really delicious. I've made it with whipping cream and on another occasion, with light cream. Both work. It definitely needs to be thickened up. The first time I used cornstarch with some water. Perfect. The second time I added some spreadable cream cheese. Probably since that was the time I used light cream, I still needed some cornstarch to get a nice thick creamy sauce. But still delicious. One thing that's missing: Salt & pepper. Definitely needed. I've also sliced up a green onion & fry the white part with the garlic, and add the green parts later in the process. I've never had the Red Lobster dish this is supposed to mimic, so I can't say if it's the same, but I'm a freak for alfredo pasta dishes and this one is an absolute keeper.

[NancyB]

This was *excellent*. I used chicken broth and didn't have heavy cream, so I used half and half, and I added some onions (sauted with the garlic). Ended up adding about 1 tsp of corn starcfh to the sauce to thicken. YUM. We had no leftovers - the sign of a ggreat dish.

[Chef #1031057]

This recipe was perfect, but there is one thing missing - two tablespoons of cream cheese. The one thing I love about the dish at Red Lobster is how creamy it is and when I made this for the first time, my 'sauce' was thin. I searched around on the Internet until I found what was called "Red Lobster Alfredo Sauce" and it had these exact same ingredients but with two tablespoons of cream cheese. After I added that, perfection! It can be added to the dish when the heavy cream is placed into the pan, and heated until smooth.