December 8-Dinner

We had a friend that was visiting, for dinner.

Luckily I was cooking out of my Christmas cookbook my way.

Parmesan-Shrimp Pasta Bake

1 pkg medium shells, Farfalle or Elbow. You pick your pasta, needs to be a little hardy as we are baking the pasta.
6 Tbsp butter
6 cloves garlic
5-6 Tbsp flour
1/3 cup of white Sherry or chicken broth
1 cup of milk mix with 1 cup of heavy cream
1/2 cup clam juice you will find this by the
4 Tbsp Ketchup
Salt and Pepper
1 pound uncooked pealed deveined medium shrimp, if frozen thaw
2 Tbsp fresh dill chopped
1 cup grated fresh or jarred Parmesan cheese you could use Romano as well
Lemon
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray shallow casserole dish. Cook the pasta a little under what the package directions state as you want it a little al dente.  Melt butter in large 5 quart pot, add garlic sauté for 1 minute add flour until all butter is soaked up. Add the chicken broth ,milk, clam juice and ketchup, heat just to thicken, you still want it to be soupy because as it bakes it thickens as well. Add the shrimp, dill and cheese stir until coasted now add the pasta stir and pour into prepared dish. Place in oven for 30-35 minutes. Serve with a nice green salad with all fresh ingredients, use a citrus dressing to cut down on the richness of the pasta dish.




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