Creamy Shrimp Pasta

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pound of your favorite pasta (make according to directions)
• 1 pound shrimp (peel, devein, etc.)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 can chicken broth
• 1  1/2 cups monterey jack cheese
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 cup fresh spinach

Peel and devein your shrimp.  Chop and dice up your onion and garlic.

Heat a LARGE skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.  Add shrimp with a sprinkling of salt and pepper.

Add onions and garlic to the shrimp and stir.  Cook this until shrimp curls up and turns pink. Remove the shrimp, onions and garlic to a plate.

Melt 5 tablespoons of butter in your skillet.  Add 5 tablespoons of flour.

Mix this together to form a goo.  Cook this for about 3 minutes stirring until it smells kind of nutty.  Turn heat to low and stir in 1 cup of heavy cream.

Stir in can of chicken broth and then cheese.  Stir until cheese is melted.  Add Italian seasonings and stir.  Allow this to cook a few minutes to thicken up a bit.

Add 1 cup of fresh spinach and stir.  Add back the shrimp, onion and garlic.  Stir. If your sauce is too thick add a bit more broth to thin it out.

This is the reason for the large skillet because I now add the pasta directly to the sauce and combine.

Enjoy!

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