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Original Sicilian Pasta Co. Linguine With Blackened Shrimp Or Chicken

This pasta dish features grilled chicken or shrimp along served with a creamy pasta sauce. This is the perfect dish to have when you have company coming over.
In the 70-80′s I owned a chain of restaurants in the Los Angeles area called The Original Sicilian Pizza Company. I have since sold the restaurants and the last one closed in 1988.

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Origial Sicilian Pasta Co. Linguine with Blackened Shrimp or Chicken

Serves: 24.

Original Sicilian Pasta Co. Linquine With Blackened Shrimp or Chicken

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  • Recipe Type: Chicken Recipes, Copycat Restaurant Recipes, CopyKat Recipes, Main dish Recipes
  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 25 minutes
  • Serves: 10
Original Sicilian Pasta Co. Linquine With Blackened Shrimp or Chicken

This is a yummy dish that is great for a large crowd!

Ingredients

  • 2  1/2 quarts Heavy Cream
  • 1/3 cup Fresh Basil -- chopped
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons Granulated Garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Ground White Pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Salt
  • 1 1/4 cups Lemon Juice -- fresh
  • 5 ounces Parmesan Cheese -- grated
  • 7 1/2 pounds Shrimp 16-20 Size -- peeled and deveined
  • 1 1/2 pounds Butter -- melted
  • 3/4 cup Cajun Seasoning Or Blackening Spice
  • 9 pounds Linguine (Regular Or Pesto Flavored)

Instructions

For Cream sauce, combine first 7 ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring

occasionally. For blackened shrimp, dip in butter then roll in Cajun seasoning mix. Sear in a cast iron skillet over high heat. Cook 1 minute until the shrimps turn opaque.

NOTE: Substitute 24, 5 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts for the shrimp if desired. Follow the directions for Blackened shrimp, except cook 2- 2.5 minutes per side. Cut into strips and arrange over top of pasta.

Toss 6 ounces of pasta with 4 ounces of cream sauce. mound on a plate. Thinly slice a lemon crosswise and place on top in a circular pattern overlapping each other. Place 5 shrimp evenly on top of lemon slices. Garnish with basil sprigs, serve.

For each serving, heat 1 tablespoon oil in saute pan until hot. Add 6 shrimp and 1.5 ounces mushrooms, cook 2 minutes. Add 1/2 tablespoon chopped garlic and 1.5 tablespoon scallions, cook 1 minute longer, pulling out shrimp when cooked. Add 1-cup cream, reduce liquid 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon tomatoes and 1 ounce Parmesan. Reduce mixture 1 minute longer. Return shrimp to pan with 6 ounces fettuccine. Toss and heat thoroughly. Pour onto pasta plate, placing shrimp on top. Garnish with Basil leaf.

For lighter sauce. Substitute 3 quarts clam juice or fish stock for 3 quarts of manufacturing cream.

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  • http://Website(optional) Amanda B

    It sounds like a really good recipe, but I do not need to make 24 servings of it…is there a modified recipe for 4-6 servings available?

  • http://40somethingmommy.com Liz Nelson

    Love this Linguine with blackened Chicken ! It was out of this world! The whole family loved it!