Shrimp and Sausage Pasta with Saffron Cream Sauce

This Shrimp and Sausage Pasta with Saffron Cream Sauce tastes like an incredibly fancy meal in a fraction of the time. The caramelized sausage, garlic and shrimp are complimented by the cream sauce with saffron. This savoury pasta will change the way you feel about surf and turf, and best of all it comes together in under 30 minutes.

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Course: dinner

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: cream, italian sausage, parmesan, saffron, shrimp

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 40

Total Time: 45

Servings: people

Calories: 277kcal

Author: Anneke Silva

Equipment

Heavy Bottomed Pan
Wooden spoon
Pasta Pot

Ingredients

1/4 cup Parmesan
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil halved
6 cloves Garlic minced, halved
300 grams Shrimp peeled
3 Sausages
1 pinch Saffron large
1 cup Pasta water reserved
1 cup Heavy cream
1/8 tsp Kosher salt
500 grams Mafalda Cortada Pasta

Instructions

Pasta

Cook the pasta to al dente and reserve your pasta water.

Shrimp and Sausage

Add your olive oil to your heavy pan on medium high until heated through then add the shrimp and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes, then set aside.
Add the sausage to your pan, breaking it up as it cooks for 9 minutes. Add garlic and cook for an additional minute.
Add cooked pasta, mix and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
Grind the saffron with a mortar and pestle.
Add the shrimp, saffron, cream, pasta, and pasta water to the pan.
Reduce the heat to medium, then stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the salt, parmesan, and pepper to taste then serve.

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