CAJUN SHRIMP TORTELLINI
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CAJUN SHRIMP TORTELLINI
Amy Hunter
Rated 3.0 stars by 1 users
Servings
4
Prep Time
20 minutes
Calories
738
I recently had the kind of day where everything went wrong. You’ve probably had one of those days. It started with bad weather (these kinds of days almost always do, am I right?) I don’t usually have to be anywhere at a specific time, but on this day I did. Also on this day, we had had a snowstorm the night before, which meant window scraping and snow brushing. Of course, I never made it to my appointment on time. And I’ll spare you the details, but one thing after another went wrong. I ended up getting home hours after I expected, and was cold, wet, exhausted, and starving. I immediately rummaged through my fridge trying to find the perfect comfort food that I could make super fast.
Some frozen shrimp, a carton of heavy cream I bought for something else, and tortellini leftover from another meal turned out to be just what I needed after a long day. Yes, there are a million other things that could be added to this dish to make it better, and I expected to be disappointed, but it was actually delicious.
You’ll want something to spice up your shrimp, of course. I chose the Blackened Fish seasoning from Ava Jane’s Kitchen. Spicy and full of flavor, it complements the creaminess of the cream beautifully. I was surprised to find that I really didn’t need anything else to make this so good. A quick saute in Ava Jane’s Kitchen Avocado Oil browns the shrimp nicely.
You could make this with fettuccini or another type of pasta; I just had tortellini, which I enjoyed. Paired with a glass of white wine, it was the perfect end to a lousy, cold winter day.
Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp
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1 tablespoon Ava Jane's Kitchen Blackened Fish seasoning
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2 tablespoons Ava Jane’s Kitchen Avocado Oil
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 pound cheese ravioli cooked according to package directions
Directions
Toss shrimp and seasoning together in a small bowl.
- Heat a heavy deep skillet over medium high heat and add the oil. Add the shrimp and cook until pink.
- Remove shrimp from pan.
- Add heavy cream and bring to a simmer.
- Add ravioli and shrimp.
- Garnish with parsley if desired and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- per serving
- Calories
- 738
- Carbs
- 48 grams
- Protein
- 41 grams
- Fat
- 42 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 19 grams
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 2 grams
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 10 grams
- Trans Fat
- 1 grams
- Cholesterol
- 311 milligrams
- Sodium
- 851 milligrams
- Potassium
- 356 milligrams
- Fiber
- 3 grams
- Sugar
- 4 grams
- Vitamin A
- 875 milligrams
- Vitamin C
- 1 milligrams
- Calcium
- 135 milligrams
- Iron
- 12 milligrams