Name: Creamy Shrimp and Mushroom Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces uncooked pasta; 3/4 pound medium shrimp, (thawed & peeled, remove tails if desired); 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, (sliced); 3 cloves garlic, (minced); 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 2 dashes Italian seasoning; 1/3 cup chicken broth or stock; 1 cup heavy cream; Salt & pepper, (to taste); Parmesan cheese, (to taste)

How To Make Creamy Shrimp and Mushroom Pasta

Create a meal that’s restaurant-worthy in half an hour with this shrimp and mushroom pasta recipe. It has a creamy sauce with a dash of Dijon.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

8ozpasta,uncooked
¾lbmedium shrimp,thawed and peeled, remove tails if desired
1tbspbutter
1tbspolive oil
8ozcremini mushrooms,sliced
3clovesgarlic,minced
½tspdijon mustard
2tspall purpose flour
2tsplemon juice
2dashesItalian seasoning
⅓cupchicken broth,or chicken stock
1cupheavy cream
salt & pepper,to taste
parmesan cheese,to taste

Instructions

Boil a large, salted pot of water for the pasta. Cook pasta according to package instructions.
Add the butter and oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. Once it’s hot, add the mushrooms and cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until the mushrooms release their water and it’s cooked off. Take the mushrooms out of the pan and set them aside.
Take the pan off the heat. Add the garlic, Dijon mustard, flour, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, and chicken broth to the pan.
Return the pan to the heat. Stir until the mixture is nice and smooth, and let it bubble for a minute or so.
Add in the cream and let it simmer for a couple of minutes.
Add the shrimp and mushrooms to the pan. Cook for 5 minutes or until the shrimp are cooked through and the sauce is thickened to your liking. Taste and season with salt & pepper as needed.
Drain the pasta and toss it with the sauce (add a little pasta water to thin the sauce if desired). Serve with grated parmesan if desired.