Saturday nights are reserved for my husband and I to reconnect. My mother-in-law normally picks up the older 2
rugrats and we keep Zoe. Sometimes we hit a
restaurant and the
Redbox, but last night we stayed in. Terry and I LOVE
Carrabba's, but with us living in rural Kentucky our nearest one is over an hour and a half away. Much too far for a normal Saturday night. So, after little miss settled down for the night I started cooking. Pasta
Weesie was my aim and I think I hit it spot on.
Carrabba's menu describes Pasta
Weesie as Shrimp
sauteed in a garlic, lemon butter, white wine sauce with
sauteed mushrooms and scallions, served over fettuccine
Alfredo. Now cause I'm a mom on a budget I buy CHEAP stuff and improvise. I also didn't do the mushrooms, well cause I HATE mushrooms.
Sorry Ree & Pastor Ryan! You just can't make me love them!! The Southern Sass's Pasta Weesie1 bag of
pre-cooked small shrimp (In the freezer section.)
2 cloves pressed garlic
2 tablespoons diced onions
Lemon Butter Sauce
1 pkg
Knorr Alfredo sauce
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
heavy hand of
fettuccine (I used a WHOLE box)
Directions: Saute the shrimp until nearly done. Add garlic, and onions. Continue sauteing until shrimp is cooked completely. (Since I used the precooked shrimp I had to drain the water off.) In a
separate pan, make a package of
Knorr Alfredo sauce. Add the
Alfredo sauce & lemon butter(below) to the shrimp. Stir well to combine. Then add the grated
Parmesan. Plate pasta and top with shrimp mixture.
Donna's Lemon Butter Sauce (I'm too lazy to clarify the butter like I'm supposed to.)
1 stick of butter
4 T finely chopped yellow onion
4 T finely chopped garlic
Juice from 1 large lemon
4 T dry white wine
Kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
4 T cold butter
To make sauce; Melt butter over low heat, add onion and garlic, and saute until transparent. Add lemon juice and white wine, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer 2 to 3 minutes to reduce liquid. Remove from heat and swirl in cold butter until sauce is smooth and emulsified.
This recipe is enough for 4 regular servings, but what you see in that bowl is HALF this recipe. Yes I know I'm going to die if I don't stop eating like this, but at least I'll die HAPPY!!!
Pinto beans, fried potatoes and cornbread. YUM!!!
See I told you, sometimes store or generic brands are cheaper. The McCormick grinders were on sale for $1. Happy Donna! Happy Donna!! LOL! Ok, sorry. Wild tangent. Back to Chicken soup. 