Last night I tried out two new recipes and they were YUUUUUMMMMMY!
First up, was a recipe from the Pioneer Woman herself. I took some pics of the ingredients used and the final product.
I am NOT a food photographer. Please don't judge ;)
You will need the following ingredients to make Penne Alla Betsy:
1 lb penne pasta
1 lb large shrimp
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 cup dry white wine (optional)
***I did not have any on hand {shocker!} so I did without the wine***
1 14.5 oz can tomato sauce
1 cup heavy cream
Milk (for thinning)
1/4 cup chopped parsley
6 basil leaves, chopped
salt
freshly ground pepper
This seems like a lot of steps but it's really not...I promise!
Step 1: Bring a pot of lightly salted water to boil. Cook penne to al dente. Drain and set aside.
Step 2: Peel and devein shrimp, if needed. I bought mine already peeled and deveined so all I had to do was cook the shrimp. Rinse shrimp under cold water.
***Buy your shrimp raw....it is SO much better to just cook it yourself. Do not buy it already cooked...please promise me you'll do this! It makes such a difference.***
Step 3: In a small skillet over med-high heat, add 1 tablespoon of the butter and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
Step 4: When the pan is hot, add in shrimp. Stir and cook on both sides until it is just starting to turn opaque. About 2 minutes.
Step 5: Remove shrimp to a plate and cool.
Step 6: Finely chop the onion and garlic.
Step 7: In a large skillet over med heat, add in the remaining butter and olive oil.
Step 8: Add in garlic and onion. Stir to combine and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent. About 3 minutes.
Step 9: Sip your white wine ;)
Step 10: Pour in rest of wine into pan. Stir and allow to evaporate . About 45 seconds.
Step 11: Pour in tomato sauce and stir to combine. Reduce heat to low.
Step 12: Pour in cream....my favorite part!
Step 13: Stir well to combine. Reduce heat to simmer.
Step 14: Remove tails from shrimp and add into sauce. Stir gently to combine.
Step 15: Throw in the herbs and stir.
Step 16: Add in cooked, drained pasta
Step 17: Stir gently to coat. If the sauce is too thick this is where you can use the milk to thin it out, if necessary.
Stir 18: Enjoy!!
You can't have such a delicious pasta dinner without bread.
I got this recipe from my girl Ina aka The Barefoot Contessa.
I mean...let's face it....that gal can cook!
You will need the following ingredients to make Garlic Ciabatta Bread:
6 garlic cloves
1/4 cup fresh parsley
2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
1 lg ciabatta bread
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Step 2: Place the parsley, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until finely minced.
Step 3: Heat olive oil in a med pan over low heat. Add garlic and herb mixture and cook for 3 minutes. Garlic should be tender but not brown! Remove from heat and set aside.
Step 4: Cut ciabatta bread in half, horizontally.
Step 5: Spoon garlic and herb mixture onto the bottom half and spread butter on the top half. Place together.
Step 6: Wrap bread in aluminum foil and place on sheet pan.
Step 7: Bake the bread for 5 minutes, then remove foil and bake for another 5 minutes.
Step 8: Slice crosswise and serve warm :)
Not the best pics...mainly because I forgot to take a pic of the final product ( I was ready to eat)!
When I did go back to snap a quick pic, most of the bread was gone. Hmmmm.....B seemed to REALLY like it.
It's a lot of food but it's great to have on hand for leftovers throughout the week.
I'm headed to go grab a lil' bowl for lunch right now.
Enjoy ladies!
