This easy Shrimp Alfredo recipe uses just a few staple ingredients and is ready in less than 20 minutes! The creamy homemade alfredo sauce and perfectly sautéed shrimp will feel like fine dining!
Looking for more seafood recipes? Try my Poke Bowls, Cedar Plank Salmon, or Shrimp Tacos!
What I love about this recipe:
- Ready to eat in under 20 minutes!
- EASY to make with very few and simple ingredients you may already have on hand!
- Fresh and Delicious – All of these ingredients are fresh and simple, but combined they make the most creamy and tasty alfredo sauce!
How to make Shrimp Alfredo:
Cook Pasta. Drain and set aside.
Grate parmesan cheese and set aside, to allow it to come to room temperature (which will help it melt more smoothly into the sauce).
Make Sauce: Place butter in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook until melted. Add garlic, stirring frequently for 1 minute. Add cream, bring to a simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Turn heat to low and add parmesan cheese, whisking until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add pasta and toss to coat.
Prepare Shrimp by seasoning with salt and pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter or oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until pink, about 2-3 minutes.
Serve noodles with a scoop of shrimp on top. Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.
Recipe Variations:
- Healthier Alfredo Sauce: You could use milk or half and half; the sauce wont be as creamy, and you may want to thicken it with a cornstarch slurry. Or substitute this healthy alfredo sauce from my One-Pan Skinny Chicken Alfredo
- Seafood Alfredo: Add Seared Scallops to make this a heavenly seafood alfredo!
- Chicken and Shrimp Alfredo: Toss in some grilled chicken!
- Shrimp Alfredo with Broccoli: Add some steamed broccoli or other favorite vegetable at the end, right before serving.
- Cajun Shrimp Alfredo: Season shrimp with cajun seasoning before cooking. Add 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper to alfredo sauce (or less, if you don’t want it spicy).
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Recipe
Shrimp Alfredo
Ingredients
Alfredo sauce:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 4 cloves garlic , finely minced
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 oz freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 2 cups)
- Salt and pepper , to taste
- 1 lb fettucine noodles (or favorite kind of pasta)
For the Shrimp:
- 1.5 lbs large shrimp , thawed and peeled, tails optional
- 1 Tablespoon oil or butter
- fresh chopped parsley , for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Instructions:
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- Grate parmesan cheese and set aside, to allow it to come to room temperature.
- Heat a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add butter and cook until melted. Add garlic, stirring frequently for 1 minute. Add cream and whisk to combine, bring to a simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often.
- Turn heat to low and add parmesan cheese, whisking until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add pasta and toss to coat.
- Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter or oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until pink, about 2-3 minutes. Serve noodles with a scoop of shrimp on top. Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.
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Made this for my family dinner and they loved it! I cheated and used prepackaged shredded Parmesan but it still tasted so good! Thank you for this easy recipe!
We make this all the time! It’s so simple and delicious. We plan on putting some Cajun seasoning on the shrimp sometime.
My mom and I made this dinner, it was Excellent!!! We doubled the sauce and my dad just raved about it (he ate 2 bowls). Thank you for this awesome dish!