Baked Honey Shrimp Alfredo

Submitted by collegecookbook

"Angel hair pasta tossed with light amount of sweet alfredo with baked honey garlic shrimp. Invented the recipe when brainstorming what to cook for a friend visiting."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄4 lb angel hair pasta
• 20 ounces of peeled and deveined shrimp (thawed)
• 7 tablespoons honey
• 5 tablespoons honey mustard
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil (olive oil works too)
• 3 teaspoons garlic
• 3⁄4 pint heavy cream
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce (barbecue sauce is fine)
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• salt

directions

1. combine 3 tbsp of honey, 3 tbsp of honey mustard, 3 tbsp of oil, 1 tbsp of sugar, 1 tsp of garlic, and 1 tsp of balsamic vinegar.
2. put shrimp in plastic bag, and add the above mixture. marinate for at least 20 minutes.
3. heat heavy cream on low-medium. when cream starts to boil, slowly add parmesan cheese and mix until all cheese is melted into the cream.
4. add 1 tsp of black pepper, 1 tbsp of sugar, 1 tbsp of honey, and 2 tsp of minced garlic.
5. keep sauce heated but prevent from boiling.
6. bring a bowl of water to a boil to cook pasta.
7. combine 3 tbsp of honey, 3 tbsp of honey mustard, 1 tbsp of black pepper, 1 tbsp of hoisin/bbq sauce in a small bowl.
8. preheat oven to 450 degrees and arrange shrimp on a cookie sheet.
9. drizzle mixture over shrimp. bake shrimp for 5-12 minutes, checking every three.
10. boil angel hair pasta for 4 minutes.
11. remove shrimp from oven when finished cooking, and drain pasta. add pasta to a serving bowl, and drizzle alfredo over the top. toss pasta until lightly covered with alfredo sauce. add shrimp and toss.