Shrimp With Pesto Cream

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) package pasta, cooked as directed al dente, drained (linguine, penne, etc)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups half-and-half
• salt and cayenne
• 1 1/2 cups grated romano cheese
• 1 cup prepared basil pesto
• 1 lb cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 roma tomatoes, diced (plum)
• 8 -10 mushrooms, sliced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• 2 saute onion until tender and translucent.
• 3 stir in garlic and butter; saute until soft, about 1 minute.
• 4 dissolve flour in half-and-half, then stir into butter/garlic mixture.
• 5 season with salt and pepper; simmer 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 6 add cheese; stir until melted.
• 7 stir in pesto. add shrimp, mushrooms and tomatoes.
• 8 cook 4 minutes or until heated through.
• 9 toss with pasta and coat evenly.