Shrimp Casserole

Submitted by Derf2440

"Excellent buffet dish or for a light company supper with a green salad and rolls."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package farfalle pasta
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3 cup white wine or 1/3 cup chicken broth
• 2 3⁄4 cups half-and-half cream
• 1⁄2 cup clam juice
• 1 tablespoon seafood cocktail sauce (or ketchup)
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 teaspoons dried dill weed
• 3⁄4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease 3-quart casserole.
3. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
4. Melt butter in 2 quart saucepan over medium heat.
5. Cook garlic in butter 1 minute, stirring constantly.
6. Stir in flour.
7. Cook, stirring constantly with wire whisk, until smooth and bubbly.
8. Stir in wine or chicken broth.
9. Stir in half and half, clam juice, cocktail sauce, salt and cayenne.
10. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
11. Stir in shrimp, dill weed and 1/4 cup of the cheese.
12. Stir shrimp mixture into pasta, pour into casserole.
13. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
14. Baked uncovered 35 to 40 minutes or until light brown and hot.

Reviews

[monagrays]

This shrimp and pasta dish is of "very nice restaurant" quality. If I had not cooked it myself, I would have thought it was take-out!! My family loved it and my best friend said she was IMPRESSED!!!

 

[Cassie144]

Awesome shrimp pasta dish. Definitely use half the pasta. It's always good to have a little extra sauce... much better than having dry pasta with no flavor. I used all the ingredients it called for and was very happy with the result. I brought it to a potluck at church and everyone was drooling over it. hehe... always makes a cook feel good. One quote was: "I could eat this all day." I agree... it really is tasty. Yum.

 

[nwaflygirl50]

Delicious !! after reading other peoples suggestions, went with 8oz mini bow tie pasta, all chicken broth instead of any white wine & clam juice, and 2% milk instead of half & half. We were not disappointed. Thank you for the recipe & thank you reviewers for your suggestions.

 

[Wildflower5656]

Totally delicious. I'm eating leftovers for breakfast as I write this! I made with 2% milk instead of cream, and it was plenty rich! Used Pinot Noir and skipped the chicken broth. Also subbed italian seasoning for the dill, since I didn't have any. Lastly, I replaced the clam broth for a can of chopped clams, juice included. Like others, I used only half a box of pasta, and thought that was plenty. It looked watery at first, but absorbed a lot as it baked. One suggestion I would have is to undercook the pasta on the stove top, because it will cook more in the oven. Thanks very much! Great recipe

 

[osiris1504]

Absolutely delicious and so easy to make. Follow this recipe exactly to get a restaurant quality meal. Will make again, this one's a keeper!