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Pesto Cream Sauce

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"This absolutely combines the best ingredients to create a rich, velvety pesto sauce. It's sinfully delicious!"
Pesto Cream Sauce Recipe
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This recipe has been rated 135 times with an average star rating of 4.6
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PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  20 Min
READY IN  50 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 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

DIRECTIONS

  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. 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. Stir in pesto. Add shrimp, mushrooms and tomatoes. Cook 4 minutes, or until heated through. Toss with pasta until evenly coated.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed on oct. 30, 2008 by Nikki 
Delicious! I didn't have any shrimp or mushrooms, so I made the pasta with just the cream... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed on jan. 31, 2006 by natsmom 
This was fantastic! I just love recipes like this-looks like it was complicated to make, but... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed on jan. 6, 2004 by EMTSMG 
This was awesome! I omitted the shrimp and replaced it with chicken. Used 2% milk, but will... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 7, 2006 by HAWESA 
We really loved this. One thing... I don't think it needs all the oil and butter that the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 1, 2006 by NewBride 
Yum! This was good stuff! Be sure to cook the shrimp ahead of time. Somehow I glossed over the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed on jan. 6, 2004 by SaraLee 
I made this dish for a man that I was dating. He raved about it saying it was a gourmet meal.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 31, 2006 by MOMTESS 
Delicious! Even with soy milk! My family can't really do cows' milk, so I was looking for a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 4, 2007 by NURSEARS 
Awesome! I also added the flour to the onion/garlic and then added the milk to cook the flour... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed on may 19, 2006 by JELLY23 
This recipe is really good -- I use a little less flour and no mushrooms. (Just personal... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.64 star rating.
Reviewed on sep. 21, 2005 by coolgrandma 
absolutely fabulous, delicious. I did saute the mushrooms with the onion and garlic; and then... MORE

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Nutritional Information
Pesto Cream Sauce

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 927

  • Total Fat: 51.7g
  • Cholesterol: 207mg
  • Sodium: 1058mg
  • Total Carbs: 71g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 5.2g
  • Protein: 47.8g

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