Creamy Shrimp And Mushroom Pasta

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 -8 ounces fettuccine or 4 -8 ounces linguine
• 10 tablespoons butter, divided
• 8 ounces fresh sliced mushrooms
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 ounces cream cheese, cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped (you can use dried herbs if thatムs all you have)
• 2/3 cup boiling water (from your noodle pot)
• 1 lb cooked shrimp

Recipe

• 1 boil and salt a large pot of water and cook your pasta.
• 2 while your pasta is cooking, cook your shrimp if necessary and reserve. if your shrimp are pre-cooked and frozen, quickly thaw them under running water.
• 3 in a large skillet melt 2 tbsp of butter over medium heat and saute mushrooms until soft and brown.
• 4 season with salt and pepper.
• 5 reserve cooked mushrooms and melt remaining butter in the skillet. add minced garlic, cream cheese, and herbs.
• 6 the cream cheese doesn’t really melt and starts to look almost curdled, don’t worry about it! it will all smooth out and be wonderful when we add the water. i promise.
• 7 simmer cream cheese mixture until well blended. get a scoop of boiling pasta water from your noodle pot and mix it in, stirring quickly to smooth out the sauce.
• 8 keep sauce hot and add shrimp and mushrooms, mix well and simmer (stirring often) until everything is hot and thickened, about 10 minutes-you wont ruin this sauce by accidentally boiling it so don’t worry.
• 9 toss sauce with cooked noodles and serve.