EASY BLACKENED SHRIMP ALFREDO PASTA | HOW TO MAKE ALFREDO PASTA | PASTA RECIPE

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories

Boil water and cook linguine pasta according to package directions.

While the pasta is cooking, season the shrimp with creole blackened seasoning, chili powder, and a couple pinches of salt; let marinate in the refrigerator for 5-7 minutes.

In a preheated skillet, add olive oil and sear the shrimp for about 2-3 minutes on each side until cooked to your liking; remove shrimp from the pan.

In the same skillet, heat olive oil and butter, then sauté about 3 tablespoons of shallots until soft.

Add fresh minced garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.

Pour in white cooking wine and let cook for about 3-4 minutes.

Add heavy cream and whisk to combine; heat until warmed through.

Add garlic powder, onion powder, sassone, chili powder, creole blackened seasoning, fresh chopped basil, cooked spinach, dried tomatoes, salt, and black pepper; whisk until fully incorporated.

To thicken the sauce, add more Italian cheese and stir until melted.

Reduce heat to low and let the sauce simmer.

Add the cooked linguine to the sauce and mix well.

Finally, add the shrimp back into the skillet and mix everything together.

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