Saturday, February 18, 2012

Tomato Cream Sauce with Pesto and Orecchiette Pasta


What you will need...

 Melt 4 tbs of butter in pan. Add 1 cup of milk, and 1/2 cup of grated cheese.
Cook on med-high until well blended.
Add 1/2 cup of tomato sauce.
Let simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
Add 1/4 cup of Vodka if you have it available.
(If you add vodka, let simmer an additional 
10 minutes to evaporate the alcohol.)

Add freshly ground pepper and a dash of salt.
Add a few red pepper flakes if you like it spicey.

 Basil Leaves.

 Chop 1 clove of garlic.
De-stem about 10 basil leaves.

Add Basil, chopped garlic and about 2 tbs of olive oil 
to a food processor or blender.

 Pesto Sauce.

 Add about 2-3 tbs of the pesto to the sauce.

 Add mushrooms and simmer for another 10 minutes.

 Add Shrimp.

Cook 1/2 lb Orcchiette Pasta.

Drain Pasta, and mix everything together.

 Top with sliced basil and serve.

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