Shrimp and Mushroom Linguini With Creamy Cheese Herb Sauce

photo by lazyme


- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package linguine
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 3⁄4 teaspoon dried basil
- 2⁄3 cup boiling water
- 1⁄2 lb cooked shrimp
directions
- 1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguini, and cook until tender, about 7 minutes. Drain.
- 2. Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until tender. Transfer to a plate.
- 3. In the same pan, melt 1/2 cup butter with the minced garlic. Stir in the cream cheese, breaking it up with a spoon as it melts. Stir in the parsley and basil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Mix in boiling water until sauce is smooth. Stir in cooked shrimp and mushrooms, and heat through.
- 4. Toss linguini with shrimp sauce, and serve.
Reviews
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'Zaar does it again. What do you do when you realize you have 2lbs of cooked shrimp defrosted and needing to be used? Search on the 'Zaar for a recipe. Since I had more shrimp than needed for thes recipe, I doubled everything EXCEPT the butter - I just could not bring myself to put in 2 sticks of fat and the mushrooms - all I had was a 10oz package. I just used one. And I used 1 whole package of cream cheese (so 8 oz, vs. 6). It came out a bit soupy, so after pouring the sauce over the pasta (16oz of linquini fini), I let it sit for 3-5 minutes to let the pasta absorb it and it was perfect. I added a bit of salt and pepper to the sauce, and then tasted it, and found it salty enough, but then when I had the combined pasta/sauce, I felt it needed salt. I found that preparing this was a little hectic - the mushrooms, the sauce, and the pasta. Maybe it was because my two young daughters were underfoot. IDK, but I would make it again - it was a big hit with DH and the kids. I liked it, but didn't want to think about the fat and calories.
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Tweaks
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I used a leftover of cooked shrimp from yesterday. It was maybe 1/4 lb. Not enough but I knew it LOL I used spaghetti instead of linguine. I found that it was a lot of butter but I used light cream cheese. I found it weird cause the cream cheese was with lumps but then when I added the boiling water, it kind of dissolved. I didn't have parsley. Next time, I'll add more mushrooms. Thanks Bev. Made for Zaar Star Game.
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