Creamy Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Pasta

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 pound pasta

  (any shape)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 pound shrimp

  (peeled and deveined)
• salt
• pepper
• 6 cloves garlic

  (minced)
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley

  (minced)

Instructions

• 1 Start boiling a large pot of salted water for pasta.
• 2 As soon as the water for the pasta starts boiling, add the pasta and cook
  according to the directions on the package, then drain, reserving some of the
  pasta water (you may or may not need some later).
• 3 While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a large, deep skillet over medium
  heat.
• 4 Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and cook on one side, undisturbed, for
  2-3 minutes. Flip and cook another 1-2 minutes or until they are just opaque and
  cooked through. Remove to a bowl or plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
• 5 Add the garlic to the same pan and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant, then add
  the chicken stock and heavy cream. Whisk in the Parmesan cheese. Keep whisking
  to prevent lumps.
• 6 Turn the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, then lower and simmer until
  thickened, whisking frequently.
• 7 Mix in the shrimp and cooked pasta and heat through. The sauce should be creamy
  and slightly thick, but you can add some of the pasta water if it becomes too
  thick.
• 8 Garnish with fresh, minced parsley. Serve hot.

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