Sunday's Menu (a new creation)

Ok, here is my newest creation, (this does go hand in hand with my user name you know) crafty CHEF. Well this is for the chef part:

SHRIMP ALFREDO W/ PENNE PASTA 

Ingredients: Shallots, green onions, onion powder, butter, olive oil, half & half, parsley, parmesean cheese, two small bags of pealed and deveined shrimp, baby spinich, & penne pasta.

in a large skillet add olive oil and half a stick of butter, heat skillet and let butter come to an almost brown stage, add in some finely diced shallots and approximately 8 green onions chopped. Once these are slightly brown add in about two tablespoons of onion powder, mix in and let it cook down for about a minute. Pour in between one and a half cups of half & half to two cups. Stir this continuously so it will not scorch and burn. Add some salt and pepper to taste.

You should already have a large pot with boiling water going, add a generous amount of salt and cook the penne according to the package directions. If you skip the salt in the water you penne will not have much flavor, but if you are looking to reduce your salt intake you can skip this step.

At this time you can add in your shrimp and about 3/4ths of the bag of baby spinich. Stir this up until the spinich starts to wilt down. Also, your sauce should start to thicken. Drain your cooked penne and make sure you let it sit in the strainer so all the excess water comes out. Add 1/4 cup of parmesean cheese to the sauce and stir to incorporate. Now you can add in the penne pasta mix well and add in 2 tablespoons of parsley finely chopped. Dinner is served! Hope you enjoy this recipe (keep in mind you can change out the shrimp for chicken if you don't like shrimp or if you have a shell fish allergy).