Shrimp with Roasted Pepper Cream Sauce

Ingredients

1 package (7 ounces) dry pasta of your choice
1 jar (12 ounces) DUNBARS Roasted Peppers
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
½ cup chicken broth
3 garlic cloves
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 pounds large shrimp, cooked, peeled, and deveined
¼ cup chopped fresh basil or 1 Tablespoon dried basil

Instructions

Prepare pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and oil.  Meanwhile, drain roasted peppers.  Place peppers, cream cheese, broth, garlic and cayenne pepper in a blender or food processor.  Cover and process until smooth.
Pour the mixture into a large skillet.  Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring often until thoroughly heated.  Add the cooked shrimp and heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally until heated through.  Serve over cooked pasta.  Garnish with basil.
Yield: six servings

-- If you can't find roasted pepper in a jar, you can roast your own.  Use a red pepper and trim off stem and split.  Lay flat under the broiler.  Watch carefully.  When blisters, remove and take off the skin.

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