Copycat Red Lobster Shrimp Pasta

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Copycat Red Lobster Shrimp Pasta

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Our extended family – whenever there is a birthday or holiday sends us gift cards ( which we love πŸ™‚ ) one gift card we have is to Red Lobster

So about 4 months ago Eric and I decided to have a little date night to our local Red Lobsters which I saw was near the mall we go to frequently ( I have a bath and body works addiction to feed) – we go to red lobster.Β  I need to rephrase that…. we made it to Red Lobster’s parking lot. Red Lobster’s itself was not open and had not been open for a while.

Sigh — Oregon has something against chain restaurants I love ( Cracker Barrel, TGI Friday’s, El Pollo Loco, Chili’s , etc) — long story short we had to go another restaurant for date night

And because I am getting more comfortable with cooking with seafood I thought I would take a stab at their Lobster Shrimp pasta — Eric ate it ALL and loved it. THOUGH he was like ” WHY DO YOU KEEP THE TAILS ON THE SHRIMP” – I know this is not an exact Copycat Red Lobster Shrimp Pasta since the tails are on — but I think it photographs better πŸ˜‰

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One tip – if you want a SUPER creamy sauce ( which I love but Eric is not a huge fan) is adding 2 Tablespoons of cream cheese to the sauce

As you can see this recipe is very simple – I used clam juice but you can use chicken broth ( I had clam juice on hand)

My dad of course helped me make the dish – here he is deveining the shrimp πŸ™‚

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This is one of my favorite pictures ever – LOVE the Oregon Plate

Copycat Red Lobster Shrimp Pasta

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Red Lobster Shrimp Pasta Recipe

Copycat Red Lobster Shrimp Pasta

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Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ lb shrimp, peeled, deveined
  • ⅔ cup clam juice
  • ⅓ cup white wine
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese
  • ¼ teaspoon dried basil, crushed
  • ¼ teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
  • 8 ounces pasta, cooked
  • ½ tsp of red pepper flakes ( optional )

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a skillet - add garlic - lower heat andcook for 5 minutes
  2. Add shrimp and cook till shrimp is fully cooked - white meat
  3. Transfer shrimp to a plate
  4. Add clam juice and start whisking - slowly add in the wine. - raise heat to high and whisk for 5 minutes constantly
  5. Reduce heat and whisk in cream - add cheese and stir till smooth - add pasta and mix well - add in shrimp
  6. Serve with red pepper flakes on top

Recipe is adapted from HERE