I love shrimp.
Put them all together and what do you have? Penne a la Betsy! Seriously, this is the Best pasta meal ever!
I have long been a fan of Ree Drummond. You know her from The Pioneer Woman Cooks book and nowshe has a show. If you don’t know her, I suggest going to her website as quickly as you can. You will find not only great recipes, but wonderful photography and stories about her life and her family. It is a fantastic place to spend some time.
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| Gift from my lovely friend P. |
I digress. About a year ago, I found this recipe on her website and it has become a family favorite. Hope you will try it, I am sure it will become one of your favorites too!
Penne a la Betsy
Adapted from Ree Drummond
Ingredients
3/4 pounds Penne Pasta
1 pound Shrimp
3 TBL Butter
1 whole onion (I used half an onion)
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup of white wine
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz)
1 cup heavy cream
Fresh parsley – to taste
Fresh basil – to taste (I don’t use basil, not always a big fan of it)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Preparation
Cook the penne pasta until al dente.
Peel, devein and rinse (use cool water) 1 pound of extra large shrimp. Heat about 1 TBL butter and olive oil in a skillet. Add shrimp and cook for a couple minutes until just opaque.
Do not overcook shrimp. Remove from heat and let cool. When cool to touch, place on chopping board and cut into bite sized pieces. Set aside.
Finely dice one small onion. Mince two cloves of garlic.
In a large skillet, heat 2 TBL of butter and 2 TBL olive oil. Add garlic and onion and saute, stirring occasionally.
When the onion is translucent, add the white wine (you can use chicken broth instead).
Add your 8 oz can of plain tomato sauce. Stir well until combined. Add 1 cup of heavy cream. Continue stirring. Turn heat to low and let simmer for a few minutes.
Chop the parsley and basil (remember the herbs are to taste)
Add herbs and shrimp to tomato cream sauce. Stir and add salt and pepper to taste. Add penne pasta and stir.
Honestly, this is the best shrimp and pasta meal ever! I really hope you will give it a try!
Prep time – 25 minutes
Cook time – 25 minutes (approx.)
Serves – 6
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This looks fantastic! Pinned it and can’t wait to try it!
Thanks for sharing at All My Bloggy Friends last week! I can’t wait to see what you share tomorrow!
I love shrimp (we call them prawns here ) and this looks so yummy!
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This looks so good, I’m seriously considering breaking my vegan-cleanse diet right now!
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WOW! That looks so creamy and delicious. I’m going to try it with either cannelli beans or some other white beans and see if it comes out as good as it looks!!! (:
Thanks for letting me know about it!
Have a great week.
Well I love shrimp, pasta and wine myself. I’m adding this to my dinner menu for next week it sounds so good and I have almost all the ingredients on hand. THanks for sharing on Whatcha Whipped Up!
Thanks for linking this in to Food on Friday and a big thank you, too, for following Carole’s Chatter. Cheers
This is the recipe you were telling me about. I may just have to try it this week! Will certainly post to let you know if I do and how it turned out.
This is one of my favorite P-Dub recipes! In fact, we’re having it tomorrow night for supper and I can’t wait! My husband doesn’t like shrimp and pasta together, so I leave out the shrimp and turn this into a vegetarian meal.
Love, love, love this! Shared to my cooking page and pinned it! I must make this <3