Garlic Shrimp Pasta with Cream

Budget Friendly Recipes

This is one of those Lazy cooking turned right! I cooked this barely for dinner since I want something simple to eat! It is easy to cook and very affordable!

Servings: 4 to 5 people

Time to Prepare: 10 minutes

Time of Cooking: 30 minutes

Total Cost: $3.9/ Php 196.75 (More or Less, Prices are only an estimation and it is based on the amount that is used ONLY in the Recipe) – Philippines Price

Ingredients:

  • 100g of Small Peeled Shrimp —– $0.75/ Php 37.00
  • 400g of Pasta Spaghetti ————-$0.95/ Php 47.75
  • 1 Chicken cube ————————–$0.10/ Php 5.00
  • 3 Cloves Garlic ————————–$0.10/ Php 5.00
  • 2 Tablespoon of Oil ——————–$0.10/ Php 5.00
  • 1 Tablespoon Butter ——————$0.20/ Php 10.00
  • Salt ——————————————-$0.10/ Php 5.00
  • Pepper ————————————–$0.10/ Php 5.00
  • 250ml of Nestle Cream ————–$1.04/ Php 52.00
  • 1 Bell Pepper —————————-$0.30/ Php 5.00
  • 2 Small Calamansi——————–$0.10/ Php 15.00
  • Cayenne Pepper (Optional for spice) $0.10/ Php 5.00
  • 1.5L of Water

Instructions

Preparation:

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  1. Peel the shrimps and chop. Squeeze the Calamansi juice into the chopped shrimps.
  2. Dice bell pepper.
  3. Chop well the garlic into bits.

Pasta:

  1.  Put the 1.5L of water into the pot until it starts boiling. Place 1 chicken cubes and 1 tablespoon of oil into the boiling water and mash the cubes until it dissolves.
    • The chicken cubes will give taste to the pasta itself
    • Oil will not make it sticky
  2. Put the 400g Pasta Spaghetti into the boiling water for around 10 to 15 minutes depending on how you want your pasta until it is Al dente.
  3. Drain the Pasta Spaghetti and Put on the Side.

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Sauce:

  1. Pan on medium heat, place the 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of oil, wait until the two mix in together and place the chopped garlic together with the bell pepper.
    • In order for the garlic not to be too burnt.
  2. When the pan gets aromatic with the blend of garlic and pepper, put the 100g chopped shrimp into the pan and saute well until it gets cooked.
  3. Put the 250ml Nestles Cream into the pan and put a pinch of salt and pepper to taste and mix.

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  1. Place Cayenne Pepper (Optional for spice)
  2. Place 3/4 cup of Water and mix until it boils.
  3. Put the Pasta into the Sauce Pan and Mix well until all pasta is covered with Sauce.

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Plating:

  1. Cut 1 Slice of bread into half diagonally.
  2. Place Serving of Pasta and place the 2 cuts of bread on top.

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Voila! Perfect for a lazy rainy dinner or even lunch while watching at home! 🙂

 

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