Seafood Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce

By mrshermes2002

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb penne pasta
• 2 tbsp EVOO
• 2 large shallots, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, grated
• 2 pinches crushed red pepper
• 1/2 cup dry sherry or dry white wine
• 1/2 cup seafood stock
• 15oz can crushed tomatoes
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 lemon, juiced and zested
• Salt/pepper
• 1/2 cup half/half
• 1 cup green onions, coarsely chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Cook pasta in boiling water that is generously salted, 8 minutes. Drain.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add EVOO. Add shallots and cook until tender. Add garlic and crushed red pepper and cook for 1 minute longer. Deglaze the pan with the sherry or wine. Add the stock and tomatoes and bring to a simmer.

Add the shrimp, lemon juice, zest, salt and pepper. Cook the shrimp in to tomato sauce until the shrimp are firm and opaque.

Stir in half/half and cooked pasta. Toss until the pasta is coated with the sauce. Garnish with green onions.