Creamy Tarragon Shrimp with Penne Recipe

July 11, 2014

I’m a huge fan of meals that seem luxurious but only take minutes to prepare. After all, after we become parents life gets brilliantly but exponentially more chaotic, and all we usually have are mere minutes to prepare a meal. We can definitely get caught in the chicken-cutlet spaghetti-and-meatball rut because, well, let’s face it, they’re no-brainers. Well, the other night I broke my family out of their dinner rut with this creamy tarragon shrimp with penne, and boy am I glad I did. It’s creamy, a little spicy, flavorful, and filling. Best thing was, it can be prepared in the time it takes to boil the pasta. We’re talking 8–10 minutes here. TOPS! The kids thought it was mac ‘n’ cheese, and my husband and I felt like we were out on a date night. If you ask me, that’s the perfect marriage of ease and excitement, exactly what every family wants come dinnertime. Enjoy!

Christina Stanley-Salerno is a recipe developer, food stylist, photographer and blogger at TakeBackYourTable.com. She has an intense passion for the family meal and as a work-at-home mother of two growing boys, knows first-hand the challenges of trying to get a meal on the table. Before going freelance, she was on-staff at Every Day with Rachael Ray where she had the pleasure of working alongside some of the best in the food business. She is now a full-time work at home mom, writing recipes for everyone from Momtastic to Parents.com. Creating simple, quick and healthy meals is her specialty and her trick to keeping the family meal a reality, even on busy weeknights.

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