Shrimp Alfredo Extraordinaire

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (fresh ground)
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 cup mushroom (cut into small slices)
• 1/2 lb shrimp (cut into small pieces)
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 lb dry fettuccine
• 1 tomato (seeded and cut)
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 bunch fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook the fettuccini noodles like any other pasta noodles. boil for 10 minutes or until soft and drain with a colander.
• 2 chop the tomatoes up into small chunks and set aside.
• 3 cut the mushrooms up into small slices and put them into a medium to large saucepan.
• 4 cut up the cream cheese and butter into small pieces, add to the saucepan.
• 5 add the parmesan cheese, milk, cream, black pepper, garlic, and corn starch to the saucepan.
• 6 cook the saucepan contents over low heat for 5 minutes.
• 7 add the shrimp to the saucepan.
• 8 cook another 5 to 10 minutes or until the sauce starts to thicken.
• 9 for each serving do the following:.
• 10 put the noodles on a plate.
• 11 cover liberally with the sauce from the saucepan.
• 12 sprinkle some of the chopped tomatoes over the top.
• 13 sprinkle the nutmeg over the top.
• 14 decorate with 1 to 2 small sprigs of the parsley.