Wendell's Creamy Pasta with Shrimp

Wendell made this dish a few weeks ago. The recipe is by Chef Michi and is from the August/September issue of our Generations Magazine.  I loved the lemony flavor.

Ingredients:

1 lb rigatoni or spaghetti, cooked

1 lb jumbo shrimp, deveined, shelled and baked

Garlic salt to taste

Juice and zest of two lemons

3/4 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup white wine (or low sodium chicken broth)

1 Tbsp butter

1/4 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

Directions:

Try baking shrimp! Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray and pour in 1/2 cup water onto the pan — creating a shallow bath. Place the shrimp onto the pan, season with garlic salt and bake for about 8 –10 minutes (while pasta cooks). When done, set aside shrimp and cooked pasta while you prepare lemony, fresh-tasting sauce.

Zest both lemons. Squeeze juice and pulp into a cup. Set aside. In a 12” skillet or sauté pan, combine cream, white wine and butter,.a bring to a boil. Turn down heat and gently stir until the sauce starts to thicken (about 8 minutes). Stir in lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add shrimp to sauce and heat through; then toss with pasta. Sprinkle with parsley, lemon zest, Parmesan and red pepper flakes (optional).