Pesto Cream Sauce

Name: Pesto Cream Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
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 all-purpose 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

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This absolutely combines the best ingredients to create a rich, velvety pesto sauce. It's sinfully delicious!

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 30 min

Cook 20 min

Serves 8

Difficulty Hard

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 8

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 677

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 38.3g 49%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 738mg 32%

Total Carbohydrate 52.2g 19%

Dietary Fiber 3.8g 14%

Total Sugars 6.8g

Protein 33.6g 67%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

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.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Saute onion until tender and translucent.

Stir in garlic and butter, and saute 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.

Add cheese, and stir until melted.

Add shrimp, mushrooms and tomatoes.

Cook 4 minutes, or until heated through.

Toss with pasta until evenly coated.