Description
Indulge in a flavorful, creamy Jamaican shrimp pasta party with this easy-to-follow recipe. Perfect for a delicious main course, this fusion dish combines the heat of Jamaican jerk seasoning with the richness of heavy cream and Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 12 ounces linguine or fettuccine pasta
Shrimp:
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons Jamaican jerk seasoning
- juice of 1 lime
- salt and black pepper to taste
- fresh parsley or green onions for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Cook pasta: Boil pasta until al dente, then drain and set aside.
- Sear shrimp: Season shrimp with jerk seasoning, cook in a skillet, then set aside.
- Make sauce: Cook garlic, bell peppers, and onion in the skillet. Add jerk seasoning, cream, broth, and Parmesan. Simmer until thickened.
- Combine: Add pasta and shrimp back to skillet, toss to coat. Adjust sauce consistency with reserved pasta water. Squeeze lime juice, garnish, and serve.
Notes
- Adjust jerk seasoning to taste.
- For extra creaminess, add cream cheese to the sauce.
- Pair with garlic bread or a green salad.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Jamaican-Inspired, Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 560
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 920 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 210 mg
