Cajun Shrimp Penne Pasta

Submitted by BaconTastesGood

"A rich, delicious Cajun-style shrimp pasta dish."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 1 lb penne pasta
• 1⁄2 lb shrimp, deveined and shelled
• 1 cup cream
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 lb bacon, chopped
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
• 1 ounce fresh grated parmesan cheese
• salt
• pepper

directions

1. Cook penne paste until al dente. Drain and let cool.
2. In a saute pan heat olive oil and add bacon. Cook until bacon is crisp. Remove bacon and set aside, but leave grease in saute pan.
3. Add onions and garlic to bacon grease and cook until golden.
4. Remove onions and garlic, set aside with bacon.
5. Add shrimp and cook until done.
6. Turn heat to low, return bacon, onion, and garlic to pan.
7. Add paprika, red chili pepper flakes, and penne pasta.
8. Add cream and parmesan cheese.
9. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Reviews

[rmische]

Excellant - 5 Star rating. My family loved it on Christmas Eve.

 

[hodgemo2]

I guess it was a hung jury on whether it should be 4 or 5 stars. While I LOVED it, my hubby just gave it a "really good, but not wonderfully fantastic." (and he has given some recipes the 'wonderfully fantastic' label. I made a few changes though. No onion, no bacon. And, I didn't really measure the spices, just went by color and feel, so I'm not sure if my version was spicier or not as spicy as the original. Either way, I WILL cook this again!

 

[UGE Principal]

This recipe is awesome! I add scallops and salmon as well but change nothing else. This is a hit every time I serve it to family and friends and am alsways asked for the recipe!

 

[Muffin Goddess]

Very nice! Restaurant-quality, definitely rich, but very good. I doubled the amount of shrimp, because DH would've eaten all the shrimp on me if I didn't. The listed amount of chile pepper flakes gives the dish quite a kick, so more heat-sensitive diners might want to cut it in half or so. Served this with some extra cheese sprinkled on top of each serving (hey, calorie-wise, if you're gonna go down, might as well go down in flames, right?) lol Thanks for posting! Made for PAC Spring 09