Pesto Cream Sauce

Total Time

50 Minutes

Servings

6

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 8 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 1/2 cups grated Romano cheese
• 1 cup prepared basil pesto
• 1 pound cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 20 mushrooms, chopped
• 3 roma (plum) tomato, diced

Instructions

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. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion until tender and translucent.
3. Stir in garlic and butter, and sauté until garlic is soft and fragrant, about 1 minute. Dissolve flour in milk, then stir in. Season with salt and pepper, and simmer 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Add cheese, and stir until melted. Stir in pesto.
5. Add shrimp, mushrooms and tomatoes. Cook 4 minutes, or until heated through.
6. Toss with pasta until evenly coated.