Shrimp Carbonara

By carol gorman

You’ve heard of Spaghetti Carbonara, but how about Shrimp Carbonara? Spaghetti pasta gets tossed in a creamy sauce with bacon, shrimp, peas and Parmesan in this 20 minute pasta dish.

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Ingredients

• 220 g spaghetti, uncooked
• 4 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 lb. (450 g) uncooked deveined peeled large shrimp
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup Philadelphia Herb & Garlic Light Cream Cheese Product
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup Kraft 100% Parmesan Light Grated Cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Cook spaghetti in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, reserving 1 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels.

Add shrimp to reserved drippings; cook and stir on medium heat 5 min. or until shrimp turns pink. Stir in peas; cook 1 min. Add cream cheese product and milk; cook and stir 4 min. or cream cheese is melted and sauce is thickened. (Do not let sauce come to boil).

Drain spaghetti; return to pan. Add shrimp mixture and bacon; mix lightly. Top with Parmesan.