There are hundreds of different alfredo recipes, many of which are paired with chicken or shrimp or another light meat or fish, and there are also lots of different recipes using broccoli. This one is really good. It boasts juicy shrimp, tender broccoli and the richest, creamiest sauce you ever tried.
If it’s a creamy sauce you are looking for, that is exactly what you can expect to get. You won’t be disappointed, and that’s for sure!
As well as the shrimp and broccoli, you will need small shell pasta (or another kind if you prefer), cream, parmesan cheese, garlic, and more, to make this delightful shrimp and broccoli alfredo dish.
Serve it just as it is, since it combines pasta, shrimp, vegetables, and a sauce, or make something easy to go on the side, like garlic bread for example, or a simple small salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, and so on.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
This delicious shrimp and broccoli alfredo dish is so simple to make and it has such a fresh and tempting taste. It’s one of the best things you can make if you want shrimp and pasta for dinner.
How to Serve It:
Enjoy this hot and offer more grated parmesan cheese on the side. There’s no such thing as too much cheese when it comes to alfredo!
Ingredients:
- Shrimp
- Olive oil
- Broccoli
- Shell pasta shapes
- Water
- Unsalted butter
- Minced garlic cloves
- Heavy cream
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Grated parmesan cheese
- Black pepper
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Warm the oil in a pan then add the shrimp and cook for 4 or 5 minutes, or until cooked through.
Transfer them into a dish and keep warm.
Put the water in the pan along with the broccoli, then cover and cook until tender.
Add the broccoli to the dish with the shrimp and keep warm.
Add the butter to the pan and melt it.
Add the garlic and cook for a minute.
Meanwhile, put the pasta on to cook.
Whisk the flour into the butter mixture, then add the cream gradually, whisking all the time.
Now mix in the cheese and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Now put the shrimp and broccoli back in the pan and stir to warm it back up again.
Drain the pasta once cooked, and add to the shrimp mixture.
Toss to combine and serve, topped with parmesan and offering extra cheese on the side.
If you often order alfredo dishes when you go to an Italian restaurant, try this homemade version. It’s every bite as good, or even better!
Broccoli and Shrimp Alfredo
Ingredients
- 1 pound peeled medium or large shrimp
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cups broccoli in florets
- 8 ounces uncooked small shell pasta shapes
- ¼ cup water
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese plus more to serve
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Warm the oil in a pan then add the shrimp and cook for 4 or 5 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Transfer them into a dish and keep warm.
- Put the water in the pan along with the broccoli, then cover and cook until tender.
- Add the broccoli to the dish with the shrimp and keep warm.
- Add the butter to the pan and melt it.
- Add the garlic and cook for a minute.
- Meanwhile, put the pasta on to cook.
- Whisk the flour into the butter mixture, then add the cream gradually, whisking all the time.
- Now mix in the cheese and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
- Now put the shrimp and broccoli back in the pan and stir to warm it back up again.
- Drain the pasta once cooked, and add to the shrimp mixture.
- Toss to combine and serve, topped with parmesan and offering extra cheese on the side.
Can You Make It Ahead?
Although you can prepare this in advance, it’s so much better served fresh.
Storage Instructions:
Keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator and eat within 3 days. You can also freeze it for up to 3 months, but it will lose some of the flavor and texture, so you might not want to.
Variations and Substitutions:
Swap the shrimp for chicken if you like, or leave out the protein altogether and serve this as a side dish for steak, pork chops or another meat.
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