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.