PEPPERED SHRIMP ALFREDO

--fr0m AllRecipes.com

Ingredients:

12 oz penne pasta

1/4 c. butter

2T. extra virgin olive oil

1 onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 red bell pepper, diced

1/2 lb portobello mushrooms, diced

1 lb medium shrimp deviened and peeled

1 (15oz) jar Alfredo sauce

1/2 c. grated Romano Cheese

1/2 c. cream

1 tsp. cayenne pepper, or more to taste (this was a bit too much for my kids)

Salt and pepper to taste

1/4 c. chopped parsley

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2. Meanwhile, melt butter together with the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion, and cook until softened and translucent, about 2 minutes. Stir in garlic, red pepper, and mushroom; cook over medium-high heat until soft, about 2 minutes more.
3. Stir in the shrimp, and cook until firm and pink, then pour in Alfredo sauce, Romano cheese, and cream; bring to a simmer stirring constantly until thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with cayenne, salt, and pepper to taste. Stir drained pasta into the sauce, and serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.

BAKED ZITI

1 box ziti noodle

1 onion

1 tsp. marjoram

1 tsp. oregano

1 T. parsley

salt/pepper to taste

1 lb mild breakfast sausage

garlic

1 sm pkg mozz cheese

1 tsp basil

1 tsp. thyme

2T. sugar

1 can red pasta/spaghetti sauce

1 can alfredo sauce

Brown meat with 1 T. garlic and chopped onion. Drain fat. Add 1 can Red Pasta Sauce. Add marjoram, basil, oregano, parsley, thyme, sugar, salt, pepper, simmer 10-30min. Cook ziti noodles in water with olive oil and salt; drain and rinse.

Put Ziti noodles in baking pan. Cover with Alfredo sauce. Spoon Red sauce mixture on top. Cover with mozz. cheese. Bake 350 degrees for 30-40min or until bubbling (keep covered with foil until final 10 min to insure cheese does not burn)

--from Mindy and/or A Harvest of Traditions- 30th Ward cookbook--