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Shrimp and Sausage Penne with Cream
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 
Course: Main Course, small plate
Keyword: italian, sausage, shrimp, tomato
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 tsp garlic, minced
  • 1 TBSP shallots, minced
  • 1 tsp thyme, dried
  • 1 14.5 oz can chopped tomatoes, juice reserved (can use whole tomatoes)
  • 1/2 tsp chili garlic paste (Sambal Oelek)
  • 1/3 cup whipping cream
  • 1/2 lb any type of sausage (pork, chicken, etc) (removed from casing to ground or sliced)
  • 8-12 large shrimp, peeled, deveined, halved lengthwise (may use smaller shrimp, adjust amount to personal preference)
  • 8 oz any type pasta, cooked al dente and drained
  • 1/4 cup Parmesean, freshly grated (can use packaged grated cheese to save time)
Instructions

  1. Brown sausage over medium heat in saute pan and set aside. Reserve ~ 1 TBSP. of drippings if any. If using lean meat, there may not be any drippings. In this case, add 1 TBSP olive oil to the pan and continue.

  2. Add garlic, shallots, and thyme and stir, cooking for ~ 1 min.

  3. Add tomatoes with juice, chili paste, cream, and reserved sausage and simmer uncovered for ~ 15-20 min. May add a bit of water if needed to loosen sauce.

  4. Add shrimp to sauce and cook over low heat until shrimp are pink, ~ 5 min.

  5. Add pasta and stir.

  6. Garnish with parmesean and serve.

Recipe Notes
  • may sub gluten-free pasta
  • for vegetarian, omit the sausage or use a meat substitute
    (I have not tried these but understand the quality and
    taste of the products are improving alot
  • also, I might sub mushrooms for the sausage here as
    I'm not a fan of 'meat-alternatives'
  • shrimp is optional but still make the sauce ('cause the sauce is amazeballs as it is)
  • sub plain dairy-free yogurt or ricotta for whipping cream
  • sub nutritional yeast for the Parmesan to add some umami