Blackened Shrimp Alfredo
This classic Blackened Shrimp Alfredo is ready in under 30 minutes, packed with flavor and guaranteed to leave you wanting more. You will love this rich and creamy alfredo sauce paired with the spicy blackened cajun inspired shrimp. This is a perfect meal to make at home and skip going out to a restaurant. It’s easy to control the heat to your desired taste and is pure comfort food.
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 437kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. jumbo frozen shrimp (deveined tail on)
- 8 oz. uncooked fettuccine noodles
- 1 Tbsp. smoked paprika
- 1/2 Tbsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
- Fresh cracked pepper
Alfredo Sauce:
- 3/4 cup (84g) shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 cup whole milk
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- For frozen shrimp add all shrimp to a bowl of luke warm water to defrost. Once the shrimp has defrosted remove tails and set aside.While prepping your shrimp cook fettuccine noodles in a pot of boiling water per package instructions.
- Once the shrimp is shelled and ready, add paprika, garlic powder, cayenne, salt and pepper to the bowl of shrimp and mix together well to evenly coat.Warm a large pan over medium heat and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place the shrimp in the warm pan and cook until pink and cooked through. Approximately 4 minutes on each side for jumbo shrimp.Once the shrimp are fully cooked, pour into a bowl and set aside.
- In the same pan you cooked the shrimp add the milk, cheese, salt and pepper to taste and simmer until the cheese has melted and sauce begins to thicken.Add fettuccini noodles to the alfredo sauce and mix together to coat well.
- Serving options: Option 1: Add shrimp to the fettuccine and serve. Option 2: serve fettuccine and add desired shrimp on top. This is the best route if you want to be the most accurate with your portions. Weigh your final fettuccine weight and divide by 5 for total serving size.Macros listed for 5 servings of fettuccine and approx. 7-8 shrimp. Total 5 servings.
Notes
- Nutritional information is an estimate and will vary with substitutions.
- Always use raw shrimp, not cooked. Already cooked shrimp will become too tough.
Nutrition
Calories: 437kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 44g
