Creamy Pasta and Shrimp Bake
Rich and creamy with four kinds of cheese, mushrooms & peppers and garlicky shrimp. Heaven. @mostdeliciouslife.com
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fettuccine pasta
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 16 ounces mushrooms, sliced
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1½ pounds medium uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ½-1 tsp Old Bay seasoning **or paprika
- 4 cups spinach, roughly torn or chopped
- 6 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 cups swiss cheese, shredded
- 1½ cups parmesan cheese, shredded
- 1 cup mozzarrela cheese, shredded
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup half & half
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Cook fettuccine noodles al dente according to package directions. Drain and rinse. Set aside.
- Melt butter in sauce pan. Add garlic, cook and stir 1 minute.Add red peppers and sauté for about 2 minutes until softened.Add mushrooms and sauté a few more minutes until mushrooms soften.
- Melt 1 Tbsp butter in skillet. Stir the shrimp into the butter and sprinkle with Old Bay seasoning (or paprika). Cook over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes until shrimp are partially cooked. Remove from heat.
- Spray 9x13" baking dish. Place half of the fettuccine in the bottom of pan.
- Spoon on half of the shrimp.
- Cover with feta cheese, 1½ cups of Swiss cheese and 1 cup of parmesan cheese.
- Spoon on the pepper & mushroom mixture.Top with spinach leaves.
- Cover with remaining fettuccine noodles.
- Top with remaining shrimp.
- Sprinkle with remaining Swiss and parmesan cheese.
- Whisk eggs and mix in cream and half & half. Add oregano, basil, salt and pepper.Pour over the pasta dish evenly.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Take out of oven and remove the foil. Stir everything together. Top with mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with parsley.
- Return to oven uncovered and bake for 15 more minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.NOTE: Sauce will thicken as it cools.