Shrimp Pasta with Tomato Basil Cream Sauce
Unbelievably CREAMY and just melt-in-your-mouth AMAZING!!! Loaded with sun dried tomatoes, spinach and basil.
Ingredients
- 3 cups cavatappi pasta
- 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- For the tomato basil cream sauce
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup vegetable broth, or more, as needed
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ cup heavy cream, or more, as needed
- ⅓ cup julienned sun dried tomatoes in olive oil, drained
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 cups baby spinach, roughly chopped