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A white plate filled with creamy fettuccine pasta topped with cooked shrimp, garnished with chopped parsley, and a spoonful of bright orange fish roe placed in the center. The pasta and shrimp are well-mixed in a rich, creamy sauce.
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Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo Recipe

Prep Time25 minutes
WORK TIME10 minutes
Cuisine: World
Servings: 4 yields

Ingredients

  • 10 oz 283g fettuccine pasta or linguine
  • 12 oz 340g shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails removed
  • 2 cups 480 ml cream or half & half
  • ½ cup 50g grated parmesan
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ¼ bunch parsley chopped
  • 1-2 teaspoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. To a large pot of water add salt and bring to a boil.
    2. Finely chop onion and mince garlic.
    3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2-3 tablespoons olive oil. Add the shrimps, season with salt and pepper and cook 2 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan.
    4. When the water is boiling add the pasta, and boil according to package directions. Strain. Keep ½ cup of cooking liquids.
    5. Meanwhile make the sauce: heat the same pan over medium-low heat. add 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter. Add chopped onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes, add minced garlic and sauté 2 minutes more. Pour in the cream, season with salt, pepper, oregano and nutmeg. Stir. Add grated parmesan and stir until melted.
    6. Add cooked pasta, shrimps, chopped parsley. Add cooking water (only if needed). Toss well.
    7. Serve warm. Add red caviar – salmon eggs.

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