Creamy Linguine with Shrimp and Vegetables
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Recipe type: Cooking for a Crowd, Worknight Dinners
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 6 quarts water
  • 1 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 8 ounces uncooked linguine
  • 3 cups small broccoli florets
  • 1½ tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 12 ounces peeled and deveined medium shrimp
  • 1 julienne-cut carrot
  • ¾ cup ⅓-less-fat cream cheese
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Bring 6 quarts water to a boil in a saucepan. Add ½ teaspoon salt and pasta; cook 5 minutes. Add broccoli; cook 3 minutes or until pasta is al dente. Drain through a sieve over a bowl, reserving ½ cup pasta water.
  2. Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and mushrooms to pan; sauté 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, and sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  3. Add ½ teaspoon salt, shrimp, and carrot; sauté for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add pasta mixture, ½ cup pasta water, cream cheese, and pepper to pan; cook for 3 minutes or until cheese melts and shrimp are done, stirring occasionally.
Recipe by In Good Taste at http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/creamy-linguine-shrimp-vegetables/