Shrimp and Tasso Pasta

Submitted by Luby Luby Luby

"This is one of my favorite dishes because it is so good and very easy. The flavor of the Tasso makes this dish exceptional. If you have dinner guests they will be very impressed. If I'm making this dish and I know my dinner guests aren't big fans of thyme and basil I'll substitute Emeril's Essence for all of the dry seasonings. I usually will add 2 Tbsp of Emeril's Essence and adjust accordingly."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 453.59 g bow tie pasta
• 177.44 ml butter
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 236.59 ml diced tasso (if Tasso is not available use heavily smoked ham)
• 236.59 ml sliced green onion
• 473.18 ml sliced mushrooms
• 1 medium bell pepper, minced
• 1 small onion, minced
• 44.37 ml flour
• 473.18-591.47 ml heavy whipping cream
• 4.92 ml thyme
• 4.92 ml basil
• 1.23 ml ground cayenne pepper
• 1.23 ml ground black pepper
• 1.23 ml white pepper
• 4.92 ml salt, to taste
• 907.18 g peeled and deveined shrimp
• 118.29 ml grated parmesan cheese

directions

1. Saute garlic in butter until tender over low to medium heat.
2. Add mushrooms, green onions, bell pepper and onion and saute until soft over medium heat.
3. Add Tasso and saute 5 minutes.
4. Stir in flour and saute 5 minutes.
5. Gradually stir in 2 cups of whipping cream and seasonings.
6. Bring to a simmer stirring constantly for 1 minute or until smooth and thickened.
7. Add Shrimp and additional 1/2 cup whipping cream if too thick.
8. Cook for 5 minutes.
9. Add cheese and cook until cheese is melted.
10. Pour over cooked pasta tossing gently.

Reviews

[ArtofAimee]

You can't really go wrong with cream and cheese. This dish was quite yummy! I didn't follow the measurements exactly because I cook cream sauces a lot, and I know how much I like.

 

[MttaLeslie #385415]

There aren't too many recipes out there that use tasso with pasta, but I'm really glad I found this one. I did modify it a bit: used a little less butter, thyme & basil, very little flour, and pasta water instead of 1/2C cream to thin it down. I also added a little Essence and fresh asparagus. Making it again tonight!

 

[nadia murray]

I made this for Easter brunch and it was delicious. I don't eat meat so I used veggie smoked sausage but frankly the sauce would be tasty without it because the combination of vegetables and spices is so flavorful. I did reduce the butter to 1/4 cup and the cream to 1 1/2 cups(I omitted the flour because I forgot it and the sauce was fine) I used 1 pound of shrimp and 12 ounces of pasta and it was plenty for 4 adults. Thank you for sharing this recipe!