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Creamy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo Pasta is such a classic meal that is brought to its BEST with Shrimp. This meal takes little effort and is so creamy and delicious the entire family will go crazy for!
This Homemade Alfredo Sauce is one of the top recipes on the blog. We make so many delicious recipes with this sauce including, Chicken Alfredo Roll Ups. Serve it with some homemade garlic bread to complete your meal!
Shrimp Alfredo Pasta
We make Alfredo Pasta every single week at our house. It is one thing that I can count on my kids eating every week. My eleven year old son actually makes it for us and has it memorized. I am always trying to figure out different pasta to serve it with and different proteins to add into it. And this shrimp Alfredo Pasta was a sure hit! I absolutely loved the hidden creamy shrimp in the pasta. I promise you this Alfredo Sauce will be the creamiest and best that you ever eat! You will make it again and again!
How do I Devein Shrimp?
Peeling and Deveining Shrimp can sound very intimidating, but can actually be very simple. Start with the bottom of the Shrimp where the legs are. Stretch the Shrimp to more of a straight position and lightly pull the shell outwards from the legs. After it’s peeled, to Devein the shrimp make a shallow slit down the back of the Shrimp where you see a black looking line. After the slit lightly stick your knife under the vein and gently pull out and simply wipe on a paper towel.
How to make Creamy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo
- In a medium sized skillet over medium-high heat, add shrimp and olive oil. Cook the shrimp 2-3 minutes until they are cooked throughout and opaque. When Finished remove the shrimp and set aside on a plate.
- In a large pot bring water to a boil and add the Fettuccini and cook until al dente. Drain.
- Meanwhile, prepare your Alfredo sauce. Add butter, heavy whipping cream, and cream cheese. Cook over medium heat and whisk until melted. Add the minced garlic, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Continue to whisk until smooth. Add the grated Parmesan cheese and let simmer until it starts to thicken. Add shrimp and pasta to the sauce and toss to coat.
The best thing about meals like this one, is that it’s so family friendly. Kids have a heard time being picky with it because there isn’t anything not to love. It’s also a meal that you can dress up with some more elegant sides for a romantic dinner with someone special. Try sides like these Cheesy Cheddar Garlic Breadsticks and Roasted Lemon Parmesan Garlic Asparagus. Both of these sides are family friendly as well, and fit in to any occasion.
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Creamy Garlic Shrimp Alfredo Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled, deveined and tails removed
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 16 ounce fettuccini noodles
- ½ cup butter
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream 2 cups
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a medium sized skillet over medium high heat add shrimp and olive oil. Cook the shrimp 2-3 minutes until they are cooked throughout and opaque. Remove the shrimp and set aside on a plate.
- In a large pot bring water to a boil and add the fettuccini and cook until al dente. Drain.
- Meanwhile, prepare your Alfredo sauce. Add butter, heavy whipping cream, and cream cheese. Cook over medium heat and whisk until melted. Add the minced garlic, garlic powder, italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Continue to whisk until smooth. Add the grated parmesan cheese and let simmer until it starts to thicken. Add shrimp and pasta to the sauce and toss to coat.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I just made this, it came out AWESOME ?
This Alfredo sauce is FANTASTIC! My family loved it! Thank you for the recipe!
Sounds yummy! Wondering how much a portion size is and what calories for each? Thanks so much!
Simply the best I have ever made!! Whipping the cream made it over the top so creamy !!! Thank u!
Made this recipe tonight and I added pesto sauce and a whole bag of fresh baby spinach and wow! My kids and the hubs totally loved it! Thanks for the great recipe. My family is already wanting to have it on the dinner “rotation!” Thanks so much!
WOW!!!
Turned out fantastic and it will definitely be added to our dinner rotation.
I pretty much followed they recipe, except I used chicken as I didn’t have any shrimp on hand. The only other change I made was I had to adjust the ingredients because I have a larger than average family.
It was YUMMMY!!!
Thanks for sharing.
The Alfredo garlic shrimp shows to use whipping cream. In the video it’s whipoed but the directions do not state to whip the cream. Can you please clarify or I can assume it’s ok to whip the cream ? Thank You
Pamela!
Thanks for the comment. It is perfectly fine to whip the cream. I hope that you love the recipe! xoxo
After watching this video I noticed that the cream was whipped before adding. I looked over the direction and there is no mention of whipping the cream. Should I whip first? How long should I whip?
You are welcome to whip the cream prior to adding it to the sauce. That is just a preference though and not a must for this recipe. Thank you for your question and following along with me! XOXO
How many does this serve
This serves about 6 to 8 people depending on how much each person uses. Hope that helps! Thanks for following along with me! XOXO
Can I add chicken with shrimp this recipe?
Yes, that sounds great! XOXO
I just made this and it is AMAZING, I was ready to be in the kitchen for a while and it was so quick. I am adding this to my favs!
I made this last night. It was so yummy. My BF was in heaven. It was easy breezy to make.
Gotta try.
I have made many of your recipes, that are all now family favorites. Thanks for your time and effort with your website.
AW! Thank you for following along with me! I am so glad that you have enjoyed some recipes that your family loves! Thanks for sharing! XOXO
Hi Allyssa,
Good Morning! How are you doing? I made your cannolis last week from your recipe. I twisted the recipe a bit, I used some maraschino cherry’s. I minced some cherries and added some juice to the mix. It was great and savory to say the least. Thank you
That is great to hear! Thank you so much for sharing! I am so glad that you loved it! XOXO
Have to try sounds yummy
Can’t wait to make it tonight!! Looks delicious. I’ll post and let you guys know how it goes and tastes!! ?
This is easy and delicious! I added broccoli. I’ll make this again. Thanks!