30 Minute Cheesy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo:
A cheesy, garlicky delicious pasta packed with shrimp, and an easy homemade Alfredo. Great weeknight dinner!
30 Minute Cheesy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo
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Busy days and nights are pretty typical around here. And I know how hard it can be to find time to pull a dinner together on a week night. If you are anything like me, there are way too many nights when dinner time rolls around and nothing is ready, nothing is defrosted, and you are left debating between pancakes and cereal. Well, this is the answer. It is fast, easy to make, and your family will think you put tons of thought and effort into this beautiful dinner!
30 Minute Cheesy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo, did I mention how delicious it is? The shrimp are cooked to perfection, and an easy Alfredo sauce can be whipped up in minutes in a blender. My favorite blender is my
. I use it all the time. Or skip the blender and just heat and whisk by hand. I prefer to simplify the whole process. This recipe gets rave reviews, and consists of things you might already have on hand, or can keep in the freezer for those busy nights.
Weight Friendly Shrimp Alfredo
If you want to make this lower fat, substitute a fat free cream cheese, low fat milk option, and cut down the butter, or leave it out. Fat adds flavor, so keep that in mind, but this can be a really great guiltless meal. I know that sometimes I make those swaps, and hardly miss it because the garlic and the cheese still impart so much flavor.
A few tips:
- Rinse your shrimp well in a colander before cooking so you don’t get a “fishy” taste in your sauce.
- Stir the garlic so it doesn’t burn. If it gets too brown it will be bitter.
- Keep stirring when you pour the milk mixture in, you don’t want it to burn.
- Use a heavy bottomed pot to help reduce the likelihood of scorched milk.
- If you don’t eat all of it in one sitting, when reheating add milk to get to the desired consistency as it will get thicker!
Love shrimp? Try one of these recipes:
- Spicy Honey Lime Shrimp Kabobs
- Grilled Shrimp Crostini
- Faux Pho: Thai Shrimp Noodle Bowl
- Coconut Lime Shrimp
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30 Minute Cheesy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo
Ingredients
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 2 Tbs flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 Tbs butter
- 3 Tbs minced garlic
- 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
- 1 cup grated Mozzarella cheese or 3 cheese blend
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese optional
- Pepper to taste
- Parsley to garnish
Instructions
- Using a hand mixer or blender, mix together the milk, cream cheese, flour, and salt until smooth, set aside
- In a saucepan, melt butter and add garlic. Saute garlic for about a minute, then add in peeled and deveined shrimp
- Cook 3-5 minutes, until pink, and just barely cooked through
- Remove shrimp from pan, leave garlic and butter drippings in saucepan
- Add milk mixture to the pan, and stir for 4 minutes on medium heat. Bring to a simmer, and keep stirring for about 6 more minutes until is starts to thicken.
- Remove from heat, add grated cheese and Parmesan
- Cover, let stand for about 5 minutes.
- Add shrimp into sauce and let stand another 5 minutes
- Serve over noodles of choice, I chose fettuccine. (1 lb package is sufficient)
- Garnish with some dried parsley
Notes
Nutrition
Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.
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Kim says
So delicious! I agree with Tamie, I like this better than Olive Garden’s alfredo sauce. I cheated by using pre-cooked shrimp and just added the butter and garlic directly to the sauce. Will definitely make again!
Rachael says
So glad to hear it! Thanks for the wonderful feedback. Sounds like a great shortcut.
Sally says
Do you think the Alfredo sauce could be used as a base for ham and potatoe soup?
Rachael says
Definitely. I use it all the time.
Marcy says
I made this and it was amazing. I just doubled the recipe and had it for dinner two nights, it warmed up well in the microwave. Thank you for this recipe.
Rachael says
Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know you love it! I appreciate it. So glad you enjoyed it.
CR says
Hi did you use fettuccine? The pic looks like spaghetti. What’s better to use? Thanks.
Rachael says
You could use either, and it will be delicious!
CR says
Oh ok thank you! Making it tonight!!
Rachael says
You can use your favorite noodles!
Kerri says
Could you substitute the shrimp with chicken?
Lindsay | With Salt and Pepper says
This sounds SO comforting and cozy on the rainy day we are having here!!!
Erica M. says
Gorgeous delicacy
Rachael says
Thank you! We love it.
Alexis Garcia says
Trying this recipe today! Can’t wait to see how it turns out!!
Rachael says
Hope you love it!
Beverly Barker says
Ok love your recipe, but tonight im using jar garlic Alfredo sauce and vooked shimp. Hope it taste ok? Never made it before.
Do i just add shrimp to sauce to heat up then at noddles?
Rachael says
Yeah if the shrimp is already cooked, I would add it at the very end so that it just warms.
Cindy says
Do you think I could make this in a crockpot?
Jerry says
I made this tonight for my wife and son, and it was delicious!! Thank you for the easy recipe!
Rachael says
Jerry, thank you for taking time to comment. And so glad your wife and son liked it! Have a great week.
Pat says
Was very good. Didn’t realize Alfredo Sauce could be so easy. Also glad to use milk and not cream in addition to low-fat or nonfat cheeses. Thank you so much. Enjoyed!!!
Rachael says
Thanks Pat, using milk is definitely a great option. Thanks for sharing. So glad you enjoyed it.
Rochell says
This recipe was the best!
Christine says
Made this tonight . It was sooooo good !! I followed the recipie with the exception I added a tiny bit of crushed red pepper , just our preference . Will make again !
Rachael says
Oh I love that little kick of heat you added. I will have to try that. Thanks we love this easy alfredo!
Erica says
Made this for me and my husband tonight. We decided to give it a kick of heat by adding Cajun seasoning, and oh my goodness was it delicious! Will be making again. :).
Rachael says
I love the idea of adding Cajun! Yum!! Thanks for taking time to comment.