Shrimp carbonara is a delicious and easy-to-make pasta dish that is perfect for a quick and flavorful meal. It combines the classic flavors of carbonara with the addition of succulent shrimp, creating a delightful seafood twist on the traditional dish. The combination of creamy sauce, salty Parmesan cheese, crispy bacon, and tender shrimp make this dish a hit with pasta lovers of all ages.
This article provides three variations of shrimp carbonara:
- Classic Shrimp Carbonara: This recipe stays true to the traditional carbonara method, using eggs, Parmesan, and crispy guanciale or pancetta. The shrimp are cooked separately and then added to the pasta, ensuring that they remain tender and flavorful.
- Creamy Shrimp Carbonara: For those who love a richer and creamier sauce, this recipe uses heavy cream in addition to the eggs and Parmesan. The result is a luscious and decadent sauce that coats the pasta and shrimp perfectly.
- Spicy Shrimp Carbonara: For those who enjoy a bit of heat, this recipe adds a touch of red pepper flakes to the sauce. The spicy kick complements the richness of the sauce and the briny flavor of the shrimp, creating a dish that is both flavorful and satisfying.
Whether you prefer a classic, creamy, or spicy carbonara, these recipes have something for everyone. So gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and get ready to indulge in a delicious and satisfying shrimp carbonara feast.
CHICKEN AND SHRIMP CARBONARA
My wife and I went to that popular Italian-American restaurant chain for dinner recently, and I had their shrimp and chicken carbonara. It was absolutely delicious and I thought, 'What the heck, I'll try making this at home.' I found a few recipes online, but none grabbed me. After studying several recipes, I came up with this recipe on my own. It's fairly simple to make, and my wife said it was better than the original.
Provided by Kitchen Commander
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chicken with 1 tablespoon garlic and 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, until cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer chicken to a bowl and set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon garlic and 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same pan. Fry shrimp until red on the outside and white on the inside, 6 to 8 minutes. Place with the chicken.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
- Add bacon to the pan; cook until just crispy, not crunchy, about 6 minutes. Drain on 2 paper towels. Saute onion in the bacon grease until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- While onion is sauteeing, mix cream, Parmesan cheese, egg yolks, salt, pepper, and remaining Italian seasoning together in a bowl.
- Pour wine into the pan with the onions. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Cook until wine is mostly evaporated, about 2 minutes. Add the creamy egg mixture and reduce heat. Simmer until sauce begins to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the chicken and shrimp; mix to coat. Serve on top of pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 956.4 calories, Carbohydrate 66.3 g, Cholesterol 407.2 mg, Fat 54 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 50.7 g, SaturatedFat 23.5 g, Sodium 918.3 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
OLIVE GARDEN CHICKEN AND SHRIMP CARBONARA
Olive Garden's new entree, Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara, was inspired by the chef's recent trip to Rome. A staple in Italian cuisine, Carbonara traces its roots to a hearty meal popularized by charcoal workers in Italian villages. Olive Garden's Carbonara combines chicken and shrimp with bucatini pasta in a pancetta and parmesan cream sauce. Baked and topped with seasoned breadcrumbs, the entrée takes an exciting twist on a classic dish. To learn more about the new menu item, visit www.olivegardennewfavorites.com.
Provided by angela.rambo
Categories Chicken
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Whisk extra virgin olive oil together with hot water, seasoning and chopped garlic. Add the chicken strips (or shrimp). Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and bacon bits. Sauté for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add flour, Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, milk, pepper and salt to your bacon/butter base. Use a wire whisk to whip all ingredients together. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer.
- Combine Romano, Parmesan, mozzarella, panko, chopped garlic, melted butter and chopped parsley in a mixing bowl. Stir until well blended. Set aside.
- Preheat large skillet. Add chicken (or shrimp) to pan. Add red peppers and bacon bits. Cook for 3 more minutes or until cooked on both sides and internal temperatures reach 165ºF for chicken and 155ºF for shrimp.
- Add sauce. Stir until well blended.
- Place hot, precooked pasta on a lager serving platter. Top with chicken (or shrimp) and sauce. Evenly distribute topping over top of chicken (or shrimp). Place in oven until top is golden brown.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.
SHRIMP CARBONARA
Shrimp and spaghetti noodles are covered in a carbonara-style sauce. Bacon is omitted, and skim milk is used as the base of the sauce to cut calories but not flavor.
Provided by CHETNEY
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Spaghetti Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and immediately return spaghetti to pot.
- While spaghetti is cooking, place shrimp in a large pan over medium heat. Add 1/2 the olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until shrimp is mostly opaque, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp to the pot of cooked and drained pasta; cover and keep warm.
- Heat the remaining olive oil in the same pan. Cook and stir onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add milk and half-and-half; cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.
- Pour 1/4 cup of the milk mixture into a bowl; add eggs and stir until warmed through. Pour into the pot with the shrimp and pasta and add the milk mixture. Top with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 471.4 calories, Carbohydrate 60.5 g, Cholesterol 170.5 mg, Fat 14.1 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 24.2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 337.8 mg, Sugar 4.9 g
COPYCAT OLIVE GARDEN CHICKEN AND SHRIMP CARBONARA
This is an Olive Garden copycat recipe. This is also a redo of a previous posting. I reworked the ingredients and amounts to be a little more manageable (the original had way too much cream and milk for the sauce and was designed for too many people).
Provided by E. Nigma
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Whisk olive oil together with hot water, italian seasoning, and chopped garlic. Add the chicken strips and shrimp. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Combine 1 tablespoon Parmesan, mozzarella, panko, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and chopped parsley in a mixing bowl. Stir until well blended. Set aside.
- Cook the pasta in salted boiling water according to package directions.
- Melt 1/4 cup butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add flour and stir thoroughly with a whisk to prevent clumping. Add 1/2 cup Parmesan, heavy cream, milk, and bacon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer. Taste and correct seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Preheat large skillet. Saute bacon on medium heat until crispy and drain on paper towels. Pour off excess bacon fat. Add chicken to pan and saute for about 8 minutes until chicken is no longer pink. Add red peppers, bacon, and shrimp. Cook the shrimp about a minute or two on each side, until they curl and just turn pink.
- Add sauce and stir everything together.
- Plate pasta. Top with chicken, shrimp, and sauce mixture. Evenly distribute topping over top. Place in oven for a few minutes until topping is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2669.2, Fat 163.3, SaturatedFat 68.8, Cholesterol 602.1, Sodium 2063.1, Carbohydrate 179.5, Fiber 8.4, Sugar 9, Protein 118.1
CHICKEN AND SHRIMP CARBONARA
I love finding and trying new recipes on Recipezaar. Unfortunately, some of the old family favorites tend to get "temporarily forgotten and misplaced" - like this one! This is from Chef Joe Caruso of Caruso's Italian Ristorante (with a few slight modifications).
Provided by Southern Polar Bear
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly flour chicken cubes and shrimp.
- Put 3 tablespoons oil in a large skillet, then heat over medium heat.
- Add chicken and shrimp; cook 4 to 5 minutes or until no pink remains in the chicken. Transfer to a platter and keep warm.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat in the same skillet.
- Add bacon or pancetta and onion; cook about 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Add chicken, shrimp, salt and white pepper; cook 2 minutes over medium heat.
- Add white wine; cook approximately 2 minutes or until wine has reduced by one-half.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs, cream, and Italian parsley together until well blended.
- Add Parmesan cheese.
- Stir until combined.
- Pour chicken and shrimp mixture into the egg mixture.
- Stir well.
- Pour into a casserole shaped Pyrex baking dish.
- Bake in a 350-degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until it begins to golden around the edges and the top.
- Lightly dust top with a little bit of cracked black pepper and Parmesan cheese.
NYMPHADORA'S SHRIMP CARBONARA
Make and share this Nymphadora's Shrimp Carbonara recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Nymphadora
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Chop bacon into bits and cook on medium high heat in a large non-stick skillet for approx 5 minutes or until nearly ready then add thawed shrimp and cook till just about done. Remove bacon and shrimp from pan and set aside.
- Add olive oil to pan and sauté shallots, garlic and mushrooms in remaining bacon grease for a couple of minutes then add wine and cook it all down.
- Add cream and thicken a bit then add back bacon and shrimp, stir in cheese.
- Toss in cooked pasta (you may not use all of it if the sauce seems too thick for it) and serve when thickened and seasoned with pepper to your taste.
SHRIMP LINGUINI CARBONARA
Make and share this Shrimp Linguini Carbonara recipe from Food.com.
Provided by nnreq
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large wide frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Add the pancetta and fry until almost crisp.
- Add the mushrooms and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, cover and keep warm.
- In a bowl, beat together the eggs, grated romano cheese, the cream and salt and pepper; set aside.
- Cook the linguini until almost al dente.
- Drain the linguini, add it to the frying pan holding the pancetta and mushrooms and raise the heat to high.
- Add the shrimp and the egg mixture and stir vigorously until the eggs are firm but not dry, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and serve immediately.
OLIVE GARDENS CHICKEN OR SHRIMP CARBONARA RECIPE - (3.8/5)
Provided by MichaelH
Number Of Ingredients 29
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. MARINATED CHICKEN OR SHRIMP: Whisk extra virgin olive oil together with hot water, seasoning and chopped garlic. Add the chicken strips (or shrimp). Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes SAUCE: Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and bacon bits. Sauté for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add flour, Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, milk bacon base, pepper and salt. Use a wire whisk to whip all ingredients together. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer. TOPPING: Combine Romano, Parmesan, mozzarella, panko, chopped garlic, melted butter and chopped parsley in a mixing bowl. Stir until well blended. Set aside. CHICKEN OR SHRIMP: Preheat large skillet. Add chicken (or shrimp) to pan. Add red peppers and bacon bits. Cook for 3 more minutes or until cooked on both sides and internal temperatures reach 165ºF for chicken and 155ºF for shrimp. Add sauce (from above) Stir until well blended. PLATING: Place hot, precooked pasta on a larger serving platter. Top with chicken (or shrimp) and sauce. Evenly distribute topping over top of chicken (or shrimp). Place in broiler until top is golden brown. Serve immediately and enjoy.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients for the best flavor. Look for fresh shrimp, good quality bacon or pancetta, and a flavorful hard cheese like Parmesan or Pecorino Romano.
- Cook the shrimp properly. Overcooked shrimp will be tough and rubbery, so cook them just until they are pink and opaque.
- Don't overcrowd the pan when cooking the shrimp and bacon. If you do, the shrimp will steam instead of sear and the bacon will not get crispy.
- Use a large bowl to toss the pasta with the sauce. This will help to evenly coat the pasta and prevent it from sticking together.
- Serve the shrimp carbonara immediately, while it is still hot and creamy.
Conclusion:
Shrimp carbonara is a delicious and easy-to-make pasta dish that is perfect for a quick weeknight meal. The combination of shrimp, bacon, and creamy sauce is sure to please everyone at the table. With just a few simple tips, you can make a shrimp carbonara that is restaurant-quality.
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