Thursday, January 17, 2013

3 cheese alfredo pasta with shrimp

It's been a while since I posted a food blog, but I just made an awesome dinner from scratch using only ingredients that I already had in my kitchen (a rarity for me) so I thought I'd share.

First, the inspiration:

  • Becca went on vacation and left some Gorgonzola up for grabs. Yummm Gorgonzola...
  • I had a really nice Asiago cheese with rosemary and olive oil from Trader Joe's that I purchased for no particular reason other than it looked delicious 
  • I had a pack of frozen baby shrimp that I got at Albertson's for a dollar. A DOLLAR!
  • I had some leftover shredded Parmesan from something else I made last week.
Becca also left some Alfredo sauce, so I originally thought I'd just borrow some of that and make a shrimp Alfredo and add a bit of cheese. And then I realized, "hey, I have all this really nice cheese! Why ruin it by throwing it into some store-bought Alfredo?" So I made my own!





Ingredients: (word of caution: I threw this together so amounts of cheese and spices are somewhat of an estimation. Sorry! I'll actually record them next time. Also it only makes about 2 servings so double it if you're feeding a family)

2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons shredded Asiago cheese
3 tablespoons Gorgonzola cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp Italian herb seasoning (could sub oregano)
pinch of salt
2 cups cooked noodles (I used spaghetti because that's what I had on hand)
1 cup cooked shrimp (could use chicken or other meat)

Cook noodles according to package directions. Set aside and keep warm.
Melt butter in small sauce pan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until blended. Whisk in milk and keep whisking until thick. Add cheeses and stir until melted and slightly bubbly. Add spices. Add shrimp and keep on low heat until heated through.

Pour shrimpy sauce over noodles and top with extra Parmesan if needed.

Super easy and yummy!