Thursday March 18 , 2010
Italian Shrimp-Spaghetti Casserole
Created by Phelan,
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Description Serve this Italian style casserole anytime you can think. You cook and freeze so, one day you fancy a rest from the stove, the only thing you need to do is reheat and eat. Just use a red and white squared table cloth and you have the feel of the trattoria.
Ingredients
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Cuisine
Difficulty
Serves
6
  • 1/2 pound butter
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 bell pepper
  • 2 tablespoons crab boil
  • 4 pounds shrimp
  • 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 egg
  • 1 pound spaghetti or other pasta
  • Parmesan cheese
Methods/steps
  1. Melt butter in a deep skillet. Saute the chopped onion, garlic cloves and bell pepper, until soft about 3 minutes. Peel and clean the shrimp. Toss the shrimp, parsley, garlic powder, bay leaves and crab boil into the deep skillet, and allow to simmer for 30 to 45 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F
  3. Boil spaghetti and drain well. Beat the egg, and add 2 tablespoons of the sauce to egg. Beat well, and pour over spaghetti. Mix thoroughly and add some of the Parmesan cheese to taste. Add more Parmesan to the shrimp mixture, to taste. Pour all of this over the spaghetti and toss.
    Place into a casserole baking dish, cover, and bake for 30 minutes.
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