Shrimp Alfredo with Asparagus

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Shrimp Alfredo with Asparagus

When you are looking around in the refrigerator just trying to figure out what to cook, it is so much fun to just throw together something unexpected and have it come out to be a keeper recipe.

Well that is exactly what happened here.  I found parmesan cheese, Shrimp, heavy cream and the idea started to form.  Of course, it really doesn't  take much convincing to get me to make a pasta dish.  Italian is so delicious.

I bought two loaves of french bread, melted a stick of butter and chopped two gloves of garlic.  Split the loaves open, pour on the butter and garlic, sprinkle on some parmesan cheese and baked it in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.  It was such a nice touch.  
​Amazing.  Woo Hoo

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Ingredients 

• 16 oz box of linguini 
• 36 medium size shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/2 tsp. of adoba goya
• 1/2 tsp. of seasoned salt
• 1/2 tsp. of black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. of cayenne pepper
• 1 pint of heavy cream
• 2 tbl. of olive oil
• 1 bunch of asparagus, cut into bit size pieces
• 1/4 cup of pasta water
• 1/4 tsp. of red pepper flakes
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese grated or shaved
• 1 tbl. of parsley

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Directions

1. Cook Linguini noodles according to package instructions.  Drain, preserving a 1/4 cup of the pasta water for the sauce.
2. Mix the seasoned salt, pepper, adoba goya and cayenne pepper in a small bowl.  Place the shrimp in the mixture and coat each side, be generous with the seasoning.
3. In a medium size sauce pan, heat up the pan,  add  1/2 the olive oil, when the pan is hot add all the asparagus, grilling it on medium heat for 3 minutes, turning to be sure it doesn't burn.
4. In a large fry pan that can hold the sauce and the noodles,  heat the pan, add the oil, when it is hot add the garlic.  Cook for a few seconds. 
5. Add in the uncooked shrimp just until it is heated through and begins to change color.
6. Add the heavy cream, red pepper flakes, parmesan cheese and pasta water.  Cook until it begins to bubble, stirring constantly.  Add the asparagus and cook for 2 minutes.  Add the cooked pasta and mix thoroughly.
7. Sprinkle with parsley.
8. Serve immediately with garlic bread.

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