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Prep all of your vegetables.
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If your shrimp is frozen, thaw it by running it under running water.
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Heat a skillet over medium to medium high heat.
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Put a pot of water on to boil.
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Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to skillet, then saute mushrooms, onion, and garlic for 3-5 minutes, until mushrooms begin to soften and onions start to brown.
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Remove them from pan and set aside in a large bowl.
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Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet and saute pepper strips for 3-5 minutes, or until they soften and begin to brown.
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Remove the peppers and add them to the bowl with the mushrooms.
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Put your pasta in the boiling water and cook according to package instructions while you do the next steps.
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Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet and saute asparagus pieces for 3-5 minutes, until they begin to brown and soften a bit.
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Remove them and place them in the bowl with the other vegetables.
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Return the skillet to the stove, reduce heat just enough so butter wont brown, and add your stick of butter to the pan.
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When it melts, add your cubes of cream cheese, basil, and parsley.
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Stir around, scraping the bottom of the pan.
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The cream cheese will look weird, like its curdled, but its not.
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Dont worry!
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Once the cream cheese is all broken into small pieces that look like curds, add 3/4 cup of your boiling pasta water, and stir around.
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Your pasta should be done now, so remove that from the water and set aside.
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Add all of your vegetables to the sauce, and stir.
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Turn the heat down to low or medium low, and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
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Add your shrimp and let it simmer for 5 more minutes.
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The sauce should be kind of thick.
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If its too thin, make a paste from the flour and some hot tap water.
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Push the vegetables and shrimp to the side and add the paste into the thin sauce.
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Stir until combined, and then stir the whole thing together.
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Now it should be thicker.
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If it was thick enough to start with, skip that step.
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Add the half and half right into the pan, and stir that around.
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Once its fully incorporated, taste the sauce.
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Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Pour the sauce over the pasta and give it a good stir.
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Serve with crusty bread.
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6 generous servings.
