Sharon's yummy pasta dinner

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Bag pasta shells (about 1 lb depending on size of family)
1 pounds Bacon, diced and cooked almost crisp (or more)
3 cups Fresh, or fresh frozen shrimp (or more)
2 mediums Onions
Garlic
Parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Dice and cook bacon (stove top or microwave) When almost crisp, drain and lay on paper towel to remove as much grease as possible.

After bacon has been cooked, saute the onion until translucent. Add cooked bacon and onion to white sauce. Add parsley and bring sauce back up to heat. Cook pasta in large pot of water. When cooked, drain thoroughly and rinse with hot water. Allow to drain a few minutes and then shake off excess water. Melt a little bit of butter in the pot that you cooked the pasta in, and then return the pasta to the large pot. Remove from heat. By this time, the sauce should be heated up. Rinse and drain the fresh shrimp, shaking excess water off it. Add to white sauce mixture. Continue heating until steaming but not boiling. Pour sauce over pasta and heat over low heat until mixture is thoroughly warmed through. (At this point, I use the microwave to heat individual plates up as I always end up scorching the bottom of the pot!) Garnish with sprigs of parsley on the side, or a shake of paprika on top. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

%%%%% GARLIC WHITE SAUCE %%%%% 3 tbsp minced garlic (fresh, powdered, or preserved) 3 tbsp butter or margarine 3 tbsp flour 4 cups milk (either whole, skim, or canned. If using canned, cut ½ and ½ with water) Melt butter in top of double boiler. When melted, add flour and stir into thick paste. Slowly add the milk, stirring to prevent lumps.

Add the garlic and slowly bring to boil. Continue cooking until good and thick. Set aside.

Origin: Sharon Stevens Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Feb/94

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