Easy & Delicious Cheesy Shrimp Pasta Dinner

Like any busy mom, I am always in need of easy dinner ideas for my family. Sometimes there is such a short span of time between when kids arrive home from school and adults from work before there is scattering to sports or other activities. And easy dinners are also sometimes all I have the energy for after a day of work, so it’s nice to have easy recipes that are delicious and devoured by the family but don’t take a lot of effort. Pasta, shrimp and cheese are some of my families favourite ingredients, so I know that anything that includes those things are sure to be a winner. Kudos to easy dinner ideas!

And not only do I have a great easy dinner recipe for you, but I have teamed up with several other bloggers to bring you a whole collection of other easy dinner ideas so you will have lots to choose from for you family!

This recipe takes only 20 minutes to put together and another 10 minutes in the oven to melt the cheese, which gives you time to make a crisp green salad which is a great accompaniment to this meal.

Easy & Delicious Cheesy Shrimp Pasta Dinner

{makes a large pan}

Ingredients

1 bag rotini pasta cooked according to package directions

1-2 bags frozen cooked shrimp/prawns with the tail off

2 jars of favourite Alfredo sauce

1-2 cups favourite shredded cheese

chives, chopped {optional}

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, place shrimp frozen shrimp in skillet and cook until heated through. Do not cook too long or the shrimp will become tough. Drain off all the liquid. Add Alfredo sauce and heat through. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. After pasta is cooked, drain. Add Alfredo, shrimp mixture and half of cheese to pasta pot and mix well.

3. Pour pasta into large lasagna pan. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top and garnish with chives if desired.

4. Place pasta dish in oven for about 10 minutes….just so cheese is melted.

5. Serve with a green salad.

This dinner is my one of my son’s favourite and I make it often as the whole family loves it as well.

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