Olive Garden Shrimp Primavera Recipe

Shrimp Primavera is one of my favorite dishes at Olive Garden.

• Meal Type: Entree
• Ethnicity: Italian
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 15-30 minutes

Ingredients

• Sauce
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 tablespoon garlic, fresh, minced
• 1 (1 ounce) package Knorr Newburg Sauce Mix (or similar)
• 32 ounces crushed tomatoes, canned
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
• 1/4 teaspoon (or to taste) red pepper, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon basil, dry
• 1/4 teaspoon marjoram, dry
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1. Vegetables
   1/2 pound mushrooms, halved (or quartered if large)
   1 cup green bell peppers, cut into 1-inch squares
   1 cup red bell peppers, cut into 1-inch squares
   1/2 cup yellow onion, cut into 1-inch squares
   2 tablespoons butter for sautéing
2. Pasta
   1 pound fresh Olive Garden Linguine (or quality dry pasta)
3. Shrimp
   1 pound medium to large fully cooked shrimp, thawed and drained
4. Melt butter in 3 quart saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook one minute. Add remaining spice and tomato ingredients, stir well and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, in a large saute pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Saute vegetables about 3 minutes until crisp-tender. Add to the sauce and simmer 5 minutes more.
6. Cook pasta according to directions. When pasta is almost done, stir shrimp into sauce to heat through. Do not boil. Spoon Primavera over hot linguine. Pass Parmesan cheese.