Creamy Shrimp Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes




* ingredients:

* 1 pound deveined, peeled shrimp (medium is best)
* three garlic cloves
* eight oz uncooked penne or your preferred pasta shapes
* 2 tsp oil (from a jar of sun-dried tomatoes)
* Half a tsp of salt
* Sauce:
* 1 cup cooking cream or 1/2 of and 1/2 of
* four oz sun-dried tomatoes
* ½ cup water (from pasta cooking water)
* 1 c mozzarella cheese or sharp cheddar cheese
* 2 garlic cloves, minced, or u like
* Half a teaspoon of salt
* 1/eight teaspoon floor paprika
* Small handful of sparkling basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil
* ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

* instructions :

1. 1. Cook the pasta in boiling water till done. 2. Drain the pasta, booking 1/2 of the quantity of water you cooked in it. three. In the meantime, you may warmness the oil (from a jar of sun-dried tomatoes) in a big frying pan. four. Adding garlic also cooking for 30 sec. 5. Add the shrimp and salt and stir till the shrimp are done. 6. Take out the shrimp in a bowl. 7. Reduce the warmth a little. eight. Add garlic and sundried tomatoes to make the sauce. 9. Cook for 2 minutes. 10. Mix collectively the reserved pasta cooking liquid, cheese, cream, paprika and salt. 11. If you're the usage of dried basil, upload it now. 12. Continue cooking, stirring, till it starts to thicken. 13. Now stir the shrimp with the sauce in addition to the pasta. 14. If you're the usage of sparkling basil upload it now. 15. Crush a few red pepper flakes on top earlier than serving in case you like