Olive Garden Shrimp Alfredo is an easy pasta dinner and a delicious meal that the whole family will love. It’s creamy comfort food and is ready in just 15 minutes!
What You Will ❤️ About Olive Garden Shrimp Alfredo
- Classic Flavor – This dish will make you think you’re sitting at the Olive Garden with a breadstick in hand!
- Easy – Homemade Alfredo takes five minutes and is so easy!! Never use the jarred stuff again!
- Cheesy! Man – so much cheese! Fluffy grated Parmesan & Romano cheeses make this the perfect Alfredo sauce.
Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo Ingredients
The shrimp is key – get large or extra large shrimp and be sure to get RAW, PEELED & DEVEINED! Try and get both cheeses as well – that’s what gives it that signature OG flavor.
- 1 lb fettuccine
- 1 lb large raw peeled & deveined shrimp
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 stick butter, split – you can use salted or unsalted butter
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1.5 cups milk
- 1.5 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Recipe Variations
Shrimp Alfredo is pretty great on it’s own – but here’s a few tweaks you can make to make it just how YOU like it!
- Veggies – add broccoli, onions or mushrooms for a more complete meal
- Swap Protein – swap the shrimp for grilled chicken!
- Lighten It Up – swap heavy cream for 2% milk – you might need a little more flour to thicken or have a looser sauce but it will still taste delicous!
- Pasta – don’t feel like you HAVE to use fettuccine! Avoid angel hair but spaghetti, linguine or even rotini are great too!
How to make Copycat Olive Garden Shrimp Alfredo Recipe
I cannot express to you how easy this Olive Garden Signature Dish is to make! Alfredo sauce only takes five minutes! Why would you ever buy the jarred stuff????
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- While pasta cooks, In a skillet, add olive oil and 2 tbsp butter to a large skillet over medium high heat. Once butter is melted, add shrimp and sauce for 1-2 min on each side until opaque. Remove from pan and set aside in a bowl and toss with Italian seasoning. Lightly cover.
- Once noodles are done – In a saucepan over medium-high heat, Add remaining butter and garlic. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
- Lower to medium heat and whisk in flour and quickly add milk, heavy cream, Parmesan and Romano cheese to saucepan and stir frequently until the cheese melts and incorporates into the sauce and it begins to simmer and thicken. Add salt & pepper and whisk to combine. Remove from heat.
- Toss pasta with Alfredo sauce. Top with shrimp and garnish with Italian seasoning and fresh parsley
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Tips, Tricks & FAQs
Store leftovers in an airtight container (I like these glass ones) in the refrigerator for up to a week. Reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes.
So you can – but it’s not recommended. If you just have 1-2 portions – it’s ok but definitely don’t make a full batch of alfredo sauce and freeze. You can make this homemade alfredo sauce in less than 10 minutes – it’s not a time saver to freeze it.
Heck no – I would avoid angel hair as it’s too light for alfredo – but spaghetti or linguine works fine.
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What to serve with Shrimp Alfredo
More Olive Garden Recipes
- Giant Stuffed Shells
- Traditional Red Sauce with Meat
- Chicken Scampi (per personal favorite!!!)
Olive Garden Shrimp Alfredo
Ingredients
- 1 lb large shrimp raw, peeled, deveined
- 1 lb Fettuccine
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 8 tbsp butter split
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1.5 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1.5 cup 2% milk
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1/2 cup Romano cheese grated
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to directions on box. Drain and set aside.1 lb Fettuccine
- While pasta cooks, In a skillet, add olive oil and 2 tbsp butter to a large skillet over medium high heat. Once butter is melted, add shrimp and saute for 1-2 min on each side until opaque. Remove from pan and set aside in a bowl and toss with Italian seasoning. Lightly cover.1 lb large shrimp, 8 tbsp butter, 2 tsp Italian seasoning, 1 tbsp olive oil
- Once noodles are done – In a saucepan over medium-high heat, Add remaining butter and garlic. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.8 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp garlic
- Lower to medium heat and whisk in flour and quickly add milk, heavy cream, Parmesan and Romano cheese to saucepan and stir frequently until the cheese melts and incorporates into the sauce and it begins to simmer and thicken. Add salt & pepper and whisk to combine. Remove from heat.2 tbsp flour, 1.5 cup heavy whipping cream, 1.5 cup 2% milk, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup Romano cheese, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Toss pasta with Alfredo sauce. Top with shrimp and garnish with Italian seasoning and fresh parsley
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