How to Cook Shrimp with Pasta

Shrimp with angel hair pasta

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 tablespoons prepared basil pesto sauce
• 1 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• dash Tabasco sauce
• 12 ounces capellini or angel hair pasta
• 4 to 6 ounces snow peas, trimmed
• 1 small red bell pepper, cut in strips
• 1 pound jumbo shrimp

Preparation:

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, stir in flour and cook for a few minutes until golden. Add milk and cream, bring to a gentle simmer and continue to stir until thickened. Add pesto, parsley, garlic, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, Worcestershire and Tabasco; stir until well blended. Reduce heat to the lowest setting and keep warm, stirring occasionally. Cook pasta quickly in a large pot of boiling water (3 to 4 minutes, or until al dente). At the same time, poach the pepper strips, snow peas and shrimp in another pot in a small amount of boiling water. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until vegetables are just tender and shrimp is cooked. Drain the pasta, mix it with the sauce and divide among four individual serving bowls. Garnish each evenly with hot cooked shrimp, pepper strips, and snow peas; serve immediately. 

How to Cook Shrimp Jambalaya

Shrimp jambalaya recipe, made with shrimp, rice, spices, and tomatoes.

Ingredients:

• 1 c coarse chopped yellow onion
• 2 md garlic cloves peeled and minced
• 1 c chopped sweet green pepper
• 3/4 c finely diced celery
• 4 tb bacon drippings
• 3 tb minced parsley
• 6 oz smoked ham cut in 3/8-in cubes
• 1 lg bay leaf; crumbled
• 1/2 ts crumbled leaf thyme
• 1/4 ts cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 ts salt (or to taste)
• 1 cn tomatoes (1 lb, 14-oz)
• 1 cn tomato sauce (8 oz)
• 1 3/4 c cold water
• 1 3/4 c uncooked converted rice
• 1 1/2 lb medium shrimp, raw, shelled, deveined

Preparation:

Set a large kettle -- not iron -- over moderate heat. Saute the onion, garlic, green pepper and celery in the bacon drippings for 8 to 10 minutes until they are limp and golden. Add the parsley, ham cubes, bay leaf, thyme & cayenne pepper. Saute, stirring often, for 5 to 6 minutes. Add the salt, tomatoes and their juice, tomato sauce and water. Simmer the kettle, uncovered, for 5 minutes, breaking up any large clumps of tomatoes. Adjust the burner heat so that the mixture simmers gently. Stir in the rice, cover the kettle, and boil the rice for 40 minutes. Add the shrimp, tossing the mixture lightly to distribute them evenly. Cover the kettle and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes longer, until the shrimp are cooked through, the rice is done, and almost all of the liquid has been absorbed. Taste the jambalaya and add the cayenne pepper and salt, if needed. 

How to Shrimp and Macaroni Salad

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup light mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons brown spicy mustard
• 3 ribs celery, chopped
• 3 large tomatoes, diced
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• 1 pound cooked shrimp
• 16 ounces shell macaroni (cooked without salt or fat)

Preparation:

Combine mayonnaise, seasonings, and mustard, in a large bowl. Mix well. Add celery, tomatoes and green onions. Mix well. Add shrimp and macaroni. Mix well. Refrigerate about 2 hours before serving.

How to Cook Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

Shrimp wrapped in bacon and broiled.

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 pound medium shrimp, shelled, about 45
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt
• 15 slices bacon, cut crosswise into thirds

Preparation:

Sprinkle shrimp with garlic powder and a little salt. Wrap each shrimp in a piece of bacon. Arrange on a broiler rack. Broil bacon wrapped shrimp, turning occasionally, 3 to 4 inches from heat for about 8 to 10 minutes, until bacon is crisp and browned. Serve with cocktail picks.
Makes about 45 bacon wrapped shrimp appetizers.

How to Cook Shrimp Salad

Serve this shrimp salad on romaine lettuce with tomato slices or avocado slices.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked shrimp, halved lengthwise and chilled
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1 tablespoon finely minced onion
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• salt and pepper to taste
• Romaine lettuce or mixed greens
• thinly sliced tomatoes
• avocado slices, optional
• cherry tomato slices, optional

Preparation:

In a medium bowl, mix shrimp with celery, onion, lemon juice, mayonnaise, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve on a bed of romaine lettuce and thinly sliced tomatoes or mixed greens. Garnish with avocado slices or cherry tomato slices.

How to Cook Coconut Shrimp

Tasty coconut shrimp.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds large shrimp, shelled, devein, leaving tail on
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup ice water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup grated coconut
• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder

Preparation:

Shell and devein shrimp, leaving tail intact; dry well. Combine flour, sugar, salt, egg, ice water, and vegetable oil; beat until smooth. Mix together coconut and curry powder. Dip shrimp into batter then into coconut mixture. Fry coconut shrimp in hot fat, about 370° until golden.

How to Cook Cajun Shrimp Recipe for Pasta

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 1 red or green bell pepper, diced
• 1 rib celery, thinly sliced
• 1 can stewed tomatoes, (14.5 oz)
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 2 drops Tabasco sauce, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
• 1 1/2 tablespoons parsley
• 1 pound shrimp, shelled & deveined

Preparation:

Melt butter in a large skillet and sauté onion, garlic, bell pepper, and celery until tender. Add tomatoes, wine, Tabasco, and seasonings. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp are pink, about 8 to 10 minutes.