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Champagne Shrimp and Angel Hair

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb of shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 8 oz of angel hair pasta
  • 2 cups of your choice of Champagne
  • 1 cup of fresh mushrooms sliced
  • 1 cup of heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons of fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of minced shallots
  • 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt

Method
 

  1. Cook the pasta as directed; drain afterwards and coat with a tablespoon of olive
  2. oil. White the pasta is cooking, heat the other tablespoon of extra virgin oil over
  3. medium-high heat in a large skillet. Cook the mushrooms in the olive oil until
  4. tender; then remove and set aside. Combine the shrimp, Champagne and salt in the
  5. pan, and cook over high heat. When the liquid starts to boil, remove the shrimp and
  6. add the shallots. Boil for 8 minutes; until reduced to about half a cup. Stir in 3/4
  7. of the cream and boil for an additional 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and the mushrooms
  8. to sauce, heating through. Toss the hot, cooked pasta with the remaining 1/4 cup of
  9. cream and the freshly chopped parsley. Spoon the shrimp with sauce over the pasta
  10. and serve.