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  • Serves: 4 Servings

Olive Garden Shrimp Cristoforo

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Category: Pasta, Italian, Main Dish, Cheese

 Ingredients List

  • --------------------------------BASIL BUTTER--------------------------------
  • 2 oz Fresh basil leaves (about
  • - 2 bunches
  • 10 oz Butter, softened
  • - (2-1/2 cubes)
  • 1 ts Minced garlic
  • 1/4 ts Salt
  • 1/8 ts Black pepper
  • 3 tb Grated parmesan cheese plus
  • - additonal for garnish
  • 1 tb Grated romano cheese

 Directions

REST OF DISH
1 lb Fresh Linguine or angel
- hair pasta
1 lb Medium shrimp, shelled

Remove any large stems from basil and wash leaves. Shake off excess water
and dry with paper towel.

Place in food processor; ith blade attachment process until finely chopped.
Process in two batches if necessary to get a uniformly chopped basil.
Remove from processor and reserve.

Place butter in small mixer bowl. Using an electric mixer, whip butter
until pliable. Add garlic, salt, pepper, parmesan and romano cheeses, and
basil; mix unitol well incorporated. Basil butter can be used immediately
or stored covered in refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.

Cook pasta according to directions, drain well and keep warm. Melt basil
butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp and saute' just until
done, about 2 to 3 minutes. Serve over hot cooked pasta. Pass freshly
grated parmesan cheese.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Shared by Cate Vanicek

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