Pesto Cream Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 small onion, chopped
    8 cloves garlic, sliced
    1/2 cup butter
    2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    2 cups milk
    1 pinch salt
    1 pinch pepper
    1 1/2 cups grated Romano cheese
    1 cup prepared basil pesto
    1 pound cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
    20 mushrooms, chopped
    3 roma (plum) tomato, diced
Preparation
    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
    Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until tender and translucent. Stir in garlic and butter, and saute until garlic is soft and fragrant, about 1 minute. Dissolve flour in milk, then stir in. Season with salt and pepper, and simmer 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add cheese, and stir until melted. Stir in pesto. Add shrimp, mushrooms and tomatoes. Cook 4 minutes, or until heated through. Toss with pasta until evenly coated.

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