Creamy Linguine with Shrimp and Veggies

Ingredients

• 3 cups broccoli florets 
• 1.5 tablespoons butter 
• 1  julienne-cut carrot 
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 8 ounces pasta uncooked
• 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt divided
• 12 ounces shrimp deveined peeled
• 6 quarts water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• sieve
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Bring 6 quarts water to a boil in a saucepan.
2. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and pasta; cook 5 minutes.
3. Add broccoli; cook 3 minutes or until pasta is al dente.
4. Drain through a sieve over a bowl, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
5. Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
6. Add onion and mushrooms to pan; saut 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Add garlic, and saut 1 minute, stirring constantly.
8. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, shrimp, and carrot; saut for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9. Add pasta mixture, 1/2 cup pasta water, cream cheese, and pepper to pan; cook for 3 minutes or until cheese melts and shrimp are done, stirring occasionally.
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