Penne Pasta With Shrimp

Penne Pasta With Shrimp

This is a nice time of year to gather with friends and family to reminisce of the year past over a meal of seafood pasta, a nice spinach salad, and a warm crusty loaf of bread slathered with melting butter.  This is a quick to fix and a very satisfying meal.  Serves four.

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Ingredients:

8 ounces Penne Pasta

2 teaspoons butter

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 large onion, chopped

1 pound shrimp

8 ounces mushrooms, sliced

1/2 cup frozen peas

1 1/2 cups half + half

1 roasted red pepper

2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning

shredded Parmesan cheese

flat leaf Italian parsley

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Directions:

Cook pasta 9 to 11 minutes or according to package directions.

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Melt butter and olive oil in skillet, add chopped onion and sliced mushrooms.  Saute until onion is tender.   Add shrimp and stir to cook 3 or 4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.  Add peas and half and half, cook until sauce thickens.  Add diced red pepper and Old Bay seasoning.  Stir until well mixed.

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Place drained pasta in serving bowls, add sauce.  Garnish with chopped flat leaf parsley and serve with grated parmesan cheese.  In Italy cheese is not served with seafood pasta.  It is an individual choice or taste.