I'm a Big Kid Now!

How was your weekend? Did you have a wonderful weekend? I had a wonderful weekend. It was fun, productive, creative yet restful and restorative. Usually they're one or the other but not all of those. So yeah, it was a rare gem of a weekend. Me likey.

Anyway, check out my creation! Otherwise known as last Thursday's dinner. It's a well known fact that Guy is the chef in our family. Not only can he cook, he can invent gorgeous dishes. In fact, 99% of our trademark family meals are Guy's creations. I often joke I'm his sous-chef. But not this time, my friends.  I proudly present, my high-five worthy Nino's Sunset Shrimp Pasta. Recipe below the cut.

Nino's Sunset Shrimp Pasta

yields 4-6 adult-size servings

1 box of farfalle (bowtie) pasta
2 lbs. cooked shrimp (fresh or frozen, I used frozen)
2 cups marinara sauce (homemade or store-bought, I used store-bought)
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic (I use the jar kind)
1 small white onion, finely chopped
6 mushrooms, without the stem, quartered
2 tbsp. basil, finely chopped (I used fresh)
fresh grated parmesan to taste

Prepare pasta, set aside. Cook shrimp (or in my case thaw the shrimp - heh), set aside. In a small sauce pan, mix marinara sauce and whipping cream and stir over medium heat until warmed through (this is the Sunset sauce) (which I got from the American Girl Cookbook, by the way) (I'm awesome like that) (heh). In a separate skillet, sautee garlic, onion and mushroom in olive oil. Add shrimp, Sunset sauce and basil. Cover and let simmer for about 5-10 minutes. Serve over pasta. Sprinkle with parmesan. Enjoy!

Comments

[Leta]

Sounds yummy! I've added it to my "Things To Try" list. Thanks for sharing!

[bleeding espresso]

Mmmm...cut the sous then!

Hey remember tomorrow is World Nutella Day :)

[Sandra]

That looks absolutely YUMMY!! Will definitely try it - in fact i might change my mind & make this for Friday dinner instead of stuffed peppers ;)

[Libby]

Sounds positively delish. Must try it.

[Aimee]

That looks and sounds so wonderful! I will give it a try.....

[surfergirl]

gosh! this looks and sounds so delish!!! and i LOVE prawns/shrimp! will give it a try

[Tanya]

I don't do seafood, but kudos to you for creating such an interesting dish! I've yet to come up with anything on my own that's a keeper. Well, I did create one dish but no one but me likes it LOL. So, in the trash that recipe goes.

You should put this up on allrecipes. :)