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Creamy Tuscan Garlic Shrimp

Cook's Notes: Creamy Tuscan  Garlic Shrimp is a restaurant quality meal ready in 30 minutes. The creamy garlicky Parmesan cheese sauce takes the dish up a notch with its delicious decadent flavor . Two chicken breasts diced can be substituted for shrimp following the same steps except chicken pieces will be stir fried longer than shrimp. Serve with pasta e.g. penne or linguine. 
Recipe adapted from therecipecritic.com and serves four.
Ingredients:

• 2-3 cups cooked shrimp, thawed with tails on
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups dry penne or linguine 
• 1 cup sweet onions, diced  
• 1 TB. olive oil
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1-1/2 TB. flour
• 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth 
• 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup (jarred) roasted sun dried red peppers, diced and patted dry on a paper towel 
• 1/2 tsp. parsley flakes
• 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 cup torn spinach leaves

Directions:

• In a large nonstick skillet saute  garlic and onions in olive oil for 3 minutes, adding in shrimp and cook 2 minutes more, Set aside and keep warm. 
• Cook pasta al dente, drain and set aside in pan covered to keep warm. .
• Wipe skillet clean add in cream, broth, seasonings, roasted peppers and flour. Whisk to blend in flour. Add in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and cook on low heat until it thickens.   Add in spinach leaves and let simmer until spinach starts to wilt. Add shrimp mixture back to pan and heat through. 
• To serve grate rest of Parmesan cheese over the top. 

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