charlys-room: Easy Shrimp & Pasta Dinner...

I love easy dinners for my family!

And you can never go wrong with these 3 favourites...pasta, shrimp & cheese.

This is also the perfect in make- ahead food...you can make this the day before it`s served or in the morning to serve at dinner.

You can use any pasta that your family likes. I used bow-tie pasta, but penne or fusilli pasta would work just as well.

I also used half regular pasta and half whole wheat pasta to increase the fibre.

{My family gets a little whiney when I use all whole wheat pasta.}

If your family doesn`t like shrimp, swap it out for chicken.

Easy Shrimp & Pasta Dinner

Ingredients

6-7 cups cooked pasta

2 cups shrimp, peeled and tails off

1 tablespoon garlic, minced

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped celery

1/2 cup chopped red pepper

1 tbsp butter or olive oil

1 cup sour cream

1 can cream of mushroom soup or cheddar cheese soup

1 cup shredded cheese for top

1/2 sliced green onions for top, if desired

Directions:

1. In heated frying pan, add butter or olive oil. Add onion, celery, red pepper & garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent...about 4-5 minutes. Then add shrimp and fry until shrimp is cooked.
2. While veggies are cooking in frying pan, spread cooked pasta in large 9x13 casserole dish.
3. Add cooked veggies & shrimp, sour cream & mushroom soup to pasta in casserole dish. Stir with large spoon until mixed.
4. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and green onions.
5. Cover with foil and heat pasta & shrimp dish in 350 oven until cheese is melted and pasta & shrimp are hot....about 20 minutes. OR cover with foil place in fridge until 20 minutes before serving time, and then heat in oven.
6. Serve with a salad.